Historical Events In January - 02

0017  Publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies on January - 02.   

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

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

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

1585  On January - 02 spain &Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville   

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

1602  Spanish forces in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale on January - 02.   

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  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  Staatsoper Hamburg opens with Theiles "Adam und Eva" on this day in history.   

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

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

1727  On January - 02 james Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec)   

1728  On January - 02 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 January - 02 philip Freneau, poet of American Revolution (The American Village)   

1757  On January - 02 british troops occupy Calcutta India   

1759  On January - 02 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  Austria ends interrogation torture on January - 02.   

1776  First revolutionary flag displayed on January - 02.   

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

1777  On this day in history christian D Rauch, German sculptor   

1780  On January - 02 johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66   

1788  Georgia is 4th state to ratify US constitution on January - 02.   

1789  Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 02 birth of nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676)   

1699  On this day in history birth of osman III, sultan (Turkey)   

1713  Marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803) was born on January - 02.   

1719  On January - 02 birth of jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797)   

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

1728  Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1514  Death of William Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460) on this day in history.   

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 January - 02 death of henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651)   

1726  On this day in history domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37   

1740  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.