Historical Events In January - 05

1066  On this day in history edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1349  Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand on January - 05.   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1438  On January - 05 pope Eugenius IV deallocated council of Basel to Ferrara   

1463  French poet Francois Villon banished from Paris on this day in history.   

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

1477  On this day in history battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland,7000+ killed   

1477  On this day in history battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switz, 7000+ killed   

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43   

1500  On January - 05 duke Ludovico Sforza's troops reconquer Milan   

1524  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73 on January - 05.   

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

1531  On January - 05 pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry   

1531  On this day in history pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry. This event leads to the creation of the church of England   

1554  On January - 05 great fire in Eindhoven Netherlands   

1554  On January - 05 great fire in Eindhoven Neth   

1560  On January - 05 william Cobbold, composer   

1589  Catherine de Medici, Queen of France dies at age 69 on January - 05.   

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

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

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal on this day in history.   

1592  Willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75 on January - 05.   

1593  On this day in history william Louis of Nassau becomes Governor/Viceroy of Drenthe   

1595  On January - 05 ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies   

1596  On January - 05 henry Lawes, English composer   

1603  Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73 on January - 05.   

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  Petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues on this day in history.   

1649  Francesco Cavalli's opera "Giasone," premieres in Venice on January - 05.   

1661  On this day in history 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  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history birth of william Cobbold, composer   

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

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

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on January - 05.   

1614  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.   

0842  On January - 05 death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on January - 05.   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.   

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

1448  On this day in history death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43