Page 2: Historical Events In January - 05

1684  Claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44 on January - 05.   

1709  Sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans on January - 05.   

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

1717  On January - 05 prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles   

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

1740  Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 on January - 05.   

1746  On this day in history anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53   

1757  Failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens on January - 05.   

1759  On January - 05 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 this day in history.   

1769  On this day in history jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics)   

1773  On this day in history pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer   

1776  Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its first state constitution on this day in history.   

1776  Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution on January - 05.   

1778  Fortunato Santini, composer on this day in history.   

1779  On January - 05 stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)   

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

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

1783  On January - 05 friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday   

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

1788  Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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 January - 05.   

1802  On this day in history john Murray names Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.   

1804  Ohio legislature passes first laws restricting free blacks movement on January - 05.   

1804  On January - 05 ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement   

1806  On this day in history andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium)   

1807  Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79 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  William Cobbold, composer was born on January - 05.   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

0842  On this day in history 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  On January - 05 pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

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

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

1448  On January - 05 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