Historical Events In January - 02

0017  On this day in history publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies   

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

0366  On January - 02 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  On January - 02 emperor Joseph II orders Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family names   

1492  Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day) on January - 02.   

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

1570  Tsar Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod begins on this day in history.   

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

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

1602  Spanish forces in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale on this day in history.   

1602  Battle at Kinsale, Ireland: English army beats Spanish on this day in history.   

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

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

1647  On January - 02 nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676)   

1678  Staatsoper Hamburg opens with Theiles "Adam und Eva" on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1732  Franz Xaver Brixi, composer on January - 02.   

1740  On January - 02 johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63   

1752  Philip Freneau, poet of American Revolution (The American Village) on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history british troops occupy Calcutta India   

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

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

1776  On January - 02 austria ends interrogation torture   

1776  On this day in history first revolutionary flag displayed   

1776  1st revolutionary flag displayed on January - 02.   

1777  Christian D Rauch, German sculptor on January - 02.   

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

1788  On this day in history georgia is 4th state to ratify US constitution   

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

1790  Mozart's opera "Cosi fan tutti" premieres, Vienna on January - 02.   

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

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

1699  On January - 02 birth of osman III, sultan (Turkey)   

1713  On this day in history birth of marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803)   

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

1727  On this day in history birth of james Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec)   

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 January - 02.   

0017  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1685  Death of Harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603) on January - 02.   

1694  Death of Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651) on this day in history.   

1726  Domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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