Historical Events In January - 02
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
0017 On January - 02 publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies
0069 On this day in history roman Lower Rhine army proclaims its commander, Vitellius, emperor
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 this day in history.
1492 On January - 02 spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day)
1514 On January - 02 william Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460)
1570 Tsar Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod begins on January - 02.
1585 Spain &Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville on this day in history.
1585 On January - 02 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 this day in history.
1635 On January - 02 cardinal Richelieu creates the Academie Francaise
1642 Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey) on January - 02.
1647 Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676) on January - 02.
1678 On this day in history staatsoper Hamburg opens with Theiles "Adam und Eva"
1699 Osman III, sultan (Turkey) on January - 02.
1726 On January - 02 domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37
1727 James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) on this day in history.
1728 On this day in history louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium
1732 Franz Xaver Brixi, composer on this day in history.
1740 On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63
1752 On this day in history philip Freneau, poet of American Revolution (The American Village)
1757 British troops occupy Calcutta India on this day in history.
1759 In Montreal, French Intendant Bigot cuts the bread ration in New France to half a pound per person per day on January - 02.
1763 On January - 02 john Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72
1776 Austria ends interrogation torture on January - 02.
1776 On this day in history first revolutionary flag displayed
1776 On this day in history 1st revolutionary flag displayed
1777 On this day in history christian D Rauch, German sculptor
1780 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66 on January - 02.
1788 On January - 02 georgia is 4th state to ratify US constitution
1789 On this day in history 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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