Historical Events In January - 05

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

1349  On January - 05 margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand  

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

1425  On this day in history john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned  

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

1463  On this day in history french poet Francois Villon banished from Paris  

1477  Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7000+ killed on this day in history.  

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

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

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

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

1524  On this day in history 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  On January - 05 pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry. This event leads to the creation of the church of England  

1554  Great fire in Eindhoven Netherlands on this day in history.  

1554  On January - 05 great fire in Eindhoven Neth  

1560  On this day in history william Cobbold, composer  

1589  On this day in history catherine de Medici, Queen of France dies at age 69.  

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

1589  On January - 05 catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69  

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal on January - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1595  Ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.  

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer on this day in history.  

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

1616  On January - 05 samuel de Champlain c1570-1635 sets off to visit Petun (Tobacco) Nation, south of Nottawasaga Bay, with Father Le Caron.  

1638  On January - 05 petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues  

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

1661  On this day in history jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer  

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

1675  Battle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg on this day in history.  

1679  On January - 05 pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer  

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.  

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

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.  

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.  

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on January - 05.  

1596  On January - 05 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  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 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 January - 05.  

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

1465  On this day in history death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)  

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.