Historical Events In January - 05

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies  

1349  On this day in history margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand  

1387  On January - 05 pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67  

1425  On January - 05 john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned  

1438  Pope Eugenius IV deallocated council of Basel to Ferrara on this day in history.  

1463  French poet Francois Villon banished from Paris on January - 05.  

1477  On January - 05 battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7000+ killed  

1477  Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland,7000+ killed on January - 05.  

1477  Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switz, 7000+ killed on January - 05.  

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on January - 05.  

1500  Duke Ludovico Sforza's troops reconquer Milan on this day in history.  

1524  On January - 05 marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73  

1527  Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zürich, is executed by drowning on January - 05.  

1531  On this day in history pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry  

1531  Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry. This event leads to the creation of the church of England on January - 05.  

1554  On January - 05 great fire in Eindhoven Netherlands  

1554  Great fire in Eindhoven Neth on January - 05.  

1560  On this day in history william Cobbold, composer  

1589  On January - 05 catherine de Medici, Queen of France dies at age 69.  

1589  In 1589, Catherine de Medici, Queen of France dies at age 69 on this day in history.  

1589  Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1592  On this day in history shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal  

1592  On January - 05 willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75  

1593  William Louis of Nassau becomes Governor/Viceroy of Drenthe on January - 05.  

1595  Ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies on January - 05.  

1596  On this day in history henry Lawes, English composer  

1603  On January - 05 pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73  

1616  On this day in history samuel de Champlain c1570-1635 sets off to visit Petun (Tobacco) Nation, south of Nottawasaga Bay, with Father Le Caron.  

1638  On this day in history petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues  

1649  On this day in history francesco Cavalli's opera "Giasone," premieres in Venice  

1661  On January - 05 jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer  

1675  Battle at Turkheim (Colmar) French army beats Brandenburg on January - 05.  

1675  On January - 05 battle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg  

1679  Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer on this day in history.  

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1209  On this day in history birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)  

1548  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)  

1560  On January - 05 birth of william Cobbold, composer  

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.  

1592  On January - 05 birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal  

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer  

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.  

1661  On January - 05 birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer  

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on this day in history.  

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on January - 05.  

1387  On this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67  

1400  On January - 05 death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)  

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on this day in history.  

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on this day in history.  

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on January - 05.  

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on January - 05.