Page 3: Historical Events In January - 01

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

1660  General Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London on January - 01.   

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

1672  Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris on January - 01.   

1673  On this day in history regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston   

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

1675  On January - 01 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 this day in history 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 January - 01 russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar   

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

1701  Great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom on January - 01.   

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

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

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

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

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

1729  On January - 01 edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [NS=Jan 12]   

1730  Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82 on January - 01.   

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

1745  On this day in history "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 this day in history.   

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

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

1764  On January - 01 john Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster)   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.   

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

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  On January - 01 death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.   

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 this day in history 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.