Historical Events In January - 01

1660  On January - 01 thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York  

1660  On this day in history general Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London  

1661  On January - 01 pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64  

1672  On January - 01 jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris  

1673  Regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston on this day in history.  

1673  On January - 01 regular mail delivery begins between New York & Boston  

1675  On this day in history don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Neth  

1675  On January - 01 don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragón becomes Spanish land guardian of South Netherlands  

1689  Pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York on January - 01.  

1697  Johann Pfeiffer, composer on January - 01.  

1700  On January - 01 russia replaces Byzantine with Julian calendar  

1700  On January - 01 protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar  

1700  On this day in history russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar  

1701  Pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64 on January - 01.  

1701  Great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom on this day in history.  

1707  John V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal on January - 01.  

1707  On January - 01 jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal  

1709  On January - 01 johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder  

1714  Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas) on this day in history.  

1716  William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75 on January - 01.  

1723  Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer on this day in history.  

1729  On January - 01 the birth of Edmund Burke, British Author  

1729  On this day in history edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [NS=Jan 12]  

1730  On January - 01 daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82  

1734  John F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples on January - 01.  

1735  On this day in history paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming)  

1739  J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica on January - 01.  

1745  On January - 01 "Mad" Anthony Wayne, general  

1748  Giovanni Furno, composer on January - 01.  

1752  The birth of Betsy Ross, American flagmaker on January - 01.  

1752  Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, flag maker on January - 01.  

1753  Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55 on January - 01.  

1758  On this day in history johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26  

1764  John Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster) on this day in history.  

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.  

1387  On January - 01 birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)  

1431  On this day in history birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)  

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence  

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.  

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.  

1481  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer  

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.  

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on this day in history.  

0404  On this day in history death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered  

0898  On January - 01 odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39  

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.  

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on January - 01.  

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on this day in history.  

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.  

1515  On January - 01 louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52