Historical Events In January - 02

0017  On January - 02 publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies  

0069  Roman Lower Rhine army proclaims its commander, Vitellius, emperor on January - 02.  

0366  On this day in history the Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire.  

0533  On this day in history john II begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

1235  Emperor Joseph II orders Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family names on January - 02.  

1492  On this day in history spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day)  

1514  On January - 02 william Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460)  

1570  On January - 02 tsar Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod begins  

1585  Spain &Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville on this day in history.  

1585  On this day in history spain & Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville  

1602  On this day in history spanish forces in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale  

1602  Battle at Kinsale, Ireland: English army beats Spanish on January - 02.  

1635  Cardinal Richelieu creates the Academie Francaise on January - 02.  

1642  On this day in history mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey)  

1647  On this day in history nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676)  

1678  On January - 02 staatsoper Hamburg opens with Theiles "Adam und Eva"  

1699  Osman III, sultan (Turkey) on January - 02.  

1726  Domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37 on January - 02.  

1727  James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) on this day in history.  

1728  Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium on January - 02.  

1732  On this day in history franz Xaver Brixi, composer  

1740  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63  

1752  Philip Freneau, poet of American Revolution (The American Village) on January - 02.  

1757  British troops occupy Calcutta India on January - 02.  

1759  On this day in history in Montreal, French Intendant Bigot cuts the bread ration in New France to half a pound per person per day.  

1763  On January - 02 john Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72  

1776  On January - 02 austria ends interrogation torture  

1776  First revolutionary flag displayed on this day in history.  

1776  1st revolutionary flag displayed on this day in history.  

1777  On January - 02 christian D Rauch, German sculptor  

1780  On this day in history johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66  

1788  On January - 02 georgia is 4th state to ratify US constitution  

1789  On January - 02 franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68  

1790  On January - 02 mozart's opera "Cosi fan tutti" premieres, Vienna  

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1642  Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey) was born on this day in history.  

1647  Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676) was born on January - 02.  

1699  Osman III, sultan (Turkey) was born on this day in history.  

1713  On January - 02 birth of marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803)  

1719  Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797) was born on January - 02.  

1727  James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) was born on January - 02.  

1728  On this day in history birth of louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium  

1732  Franz Xaver Brixi, composer was born on this day in history.  

0017  On January - 02 publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies  

1512  Death of Svante, Regent of Sweden (b. 1460) on January - 02.  

1514  On January - 02 death of william Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460)  

1557  Death of Pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494) on January - 02.  

1685  On this day in history death of harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603)  

1694  On this day in history death of henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651)  

1726  On January - 02 domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37  

1740  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63