Page 3: Historical Events In January - 01

1660  Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragón becomes Spanish land guardian of South Netherlands   

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

1697  On January - 01 johann Pfeiffer, composer   

1700  Russia replaces Byzantine with Julian calendar on this day in history.   

1700  Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar on January - 01.   

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

1701  Pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1701  On this day in history great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom   

1707  On this day in history john V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal   

1707  On this day in history jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal   

1709  On this day in history johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder   

1714  On January - 01 kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas)   

1716  William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history christian Friedrich Gregor, composer   

1729  The birth of Edmund Burke, British Author on this day in history.   

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

1730  Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1734  On January - 01 john F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples   

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

1739  On this day in history j B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica   

1745  "Mad" Anthony Wayne, general on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history giovanni Furno, composer   

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

1752  Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, flag maker on this day in history.   

1753  On this day in history louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55   

1758  Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

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  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.   

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

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

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  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On January - 01 gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

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