Page 2: Historical Events In January - 04

1726  On January - 04 cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector   

1729  On January - 04 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 January - 04.   

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

1754  On this day in history columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY)   

1754  Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC) on January - 04.   

1756  On January - 04 anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician   

1759  On January - 04 maria Rosa Coccia, composer   

1761  Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1762  England declares war on Spain & Naples on January - 04.   

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  Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown New Jersey on January - 04.   

1780  On January - 04 snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ   

1781  Andre Mechain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio) on January - 04.   

1781  On January - 04 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  Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) on this day in history.   

1786  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on January - 04.   

1789  Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist on January - 04.   

1793  Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1797  Wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map) on this day in history.   

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

1805  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer on this day in history.   

1807  Baltasar Saldoni, composer on January - 04.   

1809  On January - 04 the birth of Louis Braille, creates the Braille system for the blind   

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  Alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59) on January - 04.   

1821  Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first native-born American saint, dies in Emmitsburg, Maryland on January - 04.   

1821  John James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 on January - 04.   

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1077  On January - 04 birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

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

1567  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

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

1581  On this day in history birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]   

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.   

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

1428  On January - 04 death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

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

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on January - 04.   

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies