Page 2: Historical Events In January - 07
Wednesday, 07 January 2026
1618 Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor on January - 07. 

1619 Nicholas Hilliard, English painter (bc. 1547) on January - 07. 

1622 On this day in history germany &Transylvania sign Peace of Nikolsburg 

1622 On this day in history germany & Transylvania sign Peace of Nikolsburg 

1625 Ruggiero Giovannelli, Italian composer (bc. 1560) on this day in history. 

1630 On this day in history composer Pier Cavalli marries rich widow Maria Sosomeno 

1634 Adam Krieger, German composer on January - 07. 

1652 Pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer/historian on January - 07. 

1653 On this day in history bernhard Albinus, Germany, court-physician (Frederick of Prussia) 

1654 Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp Netherlands, 1 dies on this day in history. 

1654 Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp Neth, 1 dies on January - 07. 

1655 On this day in history innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80 

1678 Johannes Flittner, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history. 

1685 Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company on January - 07. 

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 on this day in history. 

1694 On this day in history charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, English general (bc. 1618) 

1695 On January - 07 mary II Stuart, queen of England, dies at 32 [OS=Dec 28 1694] 

1698 On this day in history russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England 

1698 On January - 07 russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England 

1710 On January - 07 josef Antonin Sehling, composer 

1714 Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) on January - 07. 

1721 Rochus Aerts, Flemish sculptor, dies [or 1739] on January - 07. 

1722 On January - 07 antoine Coypel, French painter/poet, dies at 60 

1736 Ceslav Vanura, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history. 

1755 Gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49 on January - 07. 

1758 Allan Ramsay Sr, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), dies at 71 on this day in history. 

1761 On January - 07 afghans defeat Mahrattas at Paniput in India. 

1761 Battle at Panipat India Afghan army beats Mahratten on January - 07. 

1761 Battle at Panipat India: Afghan army beats Mahratten on this day in history. 

1782 The first commercial bank in the U.S., the Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia on January - 07. 

1782 On January - 07 1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia 

1784 The first US seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia on this day in history. 

1784 On January - 07 1st US seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia 

1785 The first balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard &Jeffries) on January - 07. 

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