Historical Events In January - 01

1660  On this day in history thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York  

1660  On January - 01 general Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London  

1661  Pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64 on January - 01.  

1672  Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

1673  Regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston on January - 01.  

1673  Regular mail delivery begins between New York & Boston on January - 01.  

1675  On January - 01 don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Neth  

1675  Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragón becomes Spanish land guardian of South Netherlands on January - 01.  

1689  On January - 01 pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York  

1697  On January - 01 johann Pfeiffer, composer  

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

1700  On this day in history protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar  

1700  On January - 01 russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar  

1701  On January - 01 pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64  

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  Johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder on January - 01.  

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

1716  On January - 01 william Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75  

1723  Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer on January - 01.  

1729  The birth of Edmund Burke, British Author on January - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

1735  Paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1752  On January - 01 the birth of Betsy Ross, American flagmaker  

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

1753  On January - 01 louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55  

1758  On January - 01 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  On January - 01 birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)  

1387  On this day in history birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)  

1431  On January - 01 birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)  

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence  

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.  

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.  

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.  

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 January - 01.  

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on January - 01.  

0898  On this day in history odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39  

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies  

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

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies  

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.  

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on this day in history.