Page 2: 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  On this day in history prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles   

1719  England/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact on January - 05.   

1719  Engl/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact on this day in history.   

1729  On January - 05 paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter   

1740  Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

1746  On January - 05 anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53   

1757  On January - 05 failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens   

1759  On January - 05 jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader   

1759  On January - 05 thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79   

1762  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS] on this day in history.   

1769  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1778  On January - 05 fortunato Santini, composer   

1779  Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) on January - 05.   

1781  British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond VA on this day in history.   

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

1783  Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday on this day in history.   

1787  John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) on January - 05.   

1788  Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer on January - 05.   

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  First Swedenborgian temple in US holds first service, Baltimore MD on January - 05.   

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  Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79 on January - 05.   

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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 January - 05.   

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

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

1592  On this day in history 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  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on January - 05.   

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

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

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1477  On this day in history charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43