The Phenomenon of January 07: A Day Filled with Surprises and Celebrations Natural Disasters & Epidemics

1619  Nicholas Hilliard, English painter (bc. 1547).   

1622  Germany and Transylvania sign Peace of Nikolsburg   

1625  Ruggiero Giovannelli, Italian composer (bc. 1560).   

1630  Composer Pier Cavalli marries rich widow Maria Sosomeno.   

1634  Adam Krieger, German composer   

1652  Pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer/historian   

1653  Bernhard Albinus, Germany, court-physician (Frederick of Prussia).   

1654  Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp Netherlands, 1 dies   

1654  Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp Neth, 1 dies.   

1655  Innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80.   

1678  Johannes Flittner, composer, dies at 59.   

1685  Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company.   

1691  Louis de Buade et de Palluau, Comte de Frontenac 1622-1698 is forced to issue card money to pay the troops in the Quebec garrison, due to the non-arrival of a supply ship   

1694  Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, English general (bc. 1618)   

1695  Mary II Stuart, queen of England, dies at 32 [OS=Dec 28 1694].   

1698  Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England.   

1698  Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England   

1710  Josef Antonin Sehling, composer   

1714  Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)   

1721  Rochus Aerts, Flemish sculptor, dies [or 1739].   

1722  Antoine Coypel, French painter/poet, dies at 60.   

1736  Ceslav Vanura, composer, dies at 41   

1755  Gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49   

1758  Allan Ramsay Sr, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), dies at 71.   

1761  Afghans defeat Mahrattas at Paniput in India   

1761  Battle at Panipat India Afghan army beats Mahratten.   

1782  The inaugural commercial bank in the U.S., the Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia   

1782  1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia   

1784  The inaugural US seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia   

1784  1st US seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia.   

1785  The inaugural balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard and Jeffries).   

1785  1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard and Jeffries).   

1789  inaugural national (Presidential) election in US.   

1789  George Washington is voted in as U.S. president in the inaugural nationwide election.   

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