Historical Events In January - 04

1726  Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector on this day in history.  

1729  On this day in history joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77  

1739  On this day in history henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii)  

1745  Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1752  On this day in history gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47  

1754  On January - 04 columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY)  

1754  Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC) on this day in history.  

1756  On this day in history anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician  

1759  Maria Rosa Coccia, composer on this day in history.  

1761  Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on January - 04.  

1762  On January - 04 england declares war on Spain & Naples  

1765  Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1772  On January - 04 paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter  

1773  On January - 04 johann Peter Heuschkel, composer  

1778  On this day in history charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57  

1780  On January - 04 snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown New Jersey  

1780  Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ on this day in history.  

1781  Andre Mechain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio) on this day in history.  

1781  On this day in history andre Méchain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio)  

1782  On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83  

1785  On this day in history jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)  

1786  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1789  On this day in history benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist  

1793  On this day in history bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35  

1797  On January - 04 wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map)  

1804  Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on January - 04.  

1805  On January - 04 stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer  

1807  On January - 04 baltasar Saldoni, composer  

1809  The birth of Louis Braille, creates the Braille system for the blind on this day in history.  

1809  Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind) on this day in history.  

1809  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on January - 04.  

1813  On this day in history alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59)  

1821  Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first native-born American saint, dies in Emmitsburg, Maryland on this day in history.  

1821  John James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 on this day in history.  

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)  

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.  

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)  

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.  

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on this day in history.  

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)  

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on this day in history.  

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.  

0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred  

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)  

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.  

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.  

1584  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44  

1612  On this day in history henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62  

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history.