Historical Events In January - 04

1726  Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector on January - 04.  

1729  On January - 04 joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77  

1739  Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii) on January - 04.  

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

1752  On January - 04 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47  

1754  Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY) on January - 04.  

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

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

1759  On this day in history maria Rosa Coccia, composer  

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

1762  On this day in history england declares war on Spain & Naples  

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

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 January - 04.  

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

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

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

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  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 January - 04.  

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

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

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

1804  Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on this day in history.  

1805  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer on January - 04.  

1807  On January - 04 baltasar Saldoni, composer  

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 January - 04.  

1809  On January - 04 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 January - 04.  

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

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

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye  

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

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

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on January - 04.  

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.  

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

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on January - 04.  

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on this day in history.  

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.  

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

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

1584  On January - 04 tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44  

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

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

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.