Historical Events In January - 05

1684  On January - 05 claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44  

1709  On January - 05 sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans  

1710  Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer on this day in history.  

1717  Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles on January - 05.  

1719  On January - 05 england/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact  

1719  On this day in history engl/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact  

1729  Paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter on this day in history.  

1740  On this day in history antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72  

1746  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53 on January - 05.  

1757  Failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens on this day in history.  

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1759  On this day in history jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader  

1759  Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79 on January - 05.  

1762  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS] on January - 05.  

1769  On January - 05 jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics)  

1773  On January - 05 pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer  

1776  Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its first state constitution on January - 05.  

1776  On January - 05 assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution  

1778  On this day in history fortunato Santini, composer  

1779  Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) on this day in history.  

1781  British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond VA on January - 05.  

1781  On this day in history british naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va  

1783  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday  

1787  John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) on this day in history.  

1788  On January - 05 kaspar Ett, German organist/composer  

1788  On January - 05 johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85  

1795  First Assembly of Lower Canada imposes licensing requirements on taverns, retailers of wine and spirits, and peddlars on January - 05.  

1796  Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 on January - 05.  

1800  On this day in history first Swedenborgian temple in US holds first service, Baltimore MD  

1800  1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service, Baltimore on this day in history.  

1802  John Murray names Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia on January - 05.  

1804  On January - 05 ohio legislature passes first laws restricting free blacks movement  

1804  Ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement on this day in history.  

1806  On January - 05 andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium)  

1807  On this day in history michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79  

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)  

1548  On January - 05 birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)  

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

1587  On this day in history birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)  

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

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

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

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1400  On this day in history 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  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  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.