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 this day in history.   

1710  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1729  Paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter on January - 05.   

1740  On January - 05 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 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1776  On this day in history assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution   

1778  Fortunato Santini, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday on January - 05.   

1787  On January - 05 john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)   

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 this day in history.   

1800  First Swedenborgian temple in US holds first service, Baltimore MD on January - 05.   

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

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

1804  On this day in history 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 January - 05 michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79   

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1209  On this day in history 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 January - 05.   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on January - 05.   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on January - 05.   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.   

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

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

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

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 January - 05.