Page 2: Historical Events In January - 05

1684  Claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

1710  On January - 05 friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

1746  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1762  On January - 05 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS]   

1769  Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) on this day in history.   

1773  Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer on January - 05.   

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  On this day in history stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)   

1781  On January - 05 british naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond VA   

1781  On January - 05 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  Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85   

1795  On this day in history first Assembly of Lower Canada imposes licensing requirements on taverns, retailers of wine and spirits, and peddlars.   

1796  On January - 05 samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64   

1800  On January - 05 first Swedenborgian temple in US holds first service, Baltimore MD   

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

1802  John Murray names Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on January - 05.   

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

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

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 January - 05.   

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 January - 05 birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  On this day in history 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  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 January - 05 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