Page 2: 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 January - 04 henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii)   

1745  On January - 04 willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62   

1752  Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47 on January - 04.   

1754  Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY) on this day in history.   

1754  On January - 04 columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC)   

1756  Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician on January - 04.   

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

1761  On January - 04 stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83   

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

1765  On this day in history joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39   

1772  On this day in history paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter   

1773  Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer on this day in history.   

1778  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1780  On this day in history snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown New Jersey   

1780  On this day in history snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ   

1781  On January - 04 andre Mechain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio)   

1781  On January - 04 andre Méchain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio)   

1782  On January - 04 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  On January - 04 mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56   

1789  Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist on this day in history.   

1793  Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35 on January - 04.   

1797  Wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map) on January - 04.   

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

1805  On this day in history stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer   

1807  On January - 04 baltasar Saldoni, composer   

1809  On this day in history the birth of Louis Braille, creates the Braille system for the blind   

1809  On this day in history louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)   

1809  On this day in history bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67   

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  On this day in history john James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on January - 04.   

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

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on this day in history.   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

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 January - 04.   

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]   

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

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on this day in history.   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.   

1564  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1612  On January - 04 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  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies