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Historical Events In January - 12
Monday, 21 January 2019
0475 Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople on this day in history. 
0689 Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on this day in history.
1049 On this day in history abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81
1167 Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 on January - 12.
1390 On January - 12 peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67
1483 Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland on this day in history.
1492 Andreas Alicatus, Italian author on this day in history.
1493 On this day in history last day for all Jews to leave Sicily
1519 Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on January - 12.
1528 On January - 12 gustav I of Sweden crowned king of Sweden.
1537 Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on January - 12.
1552 Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed on this day in history.
1562 Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy on January - 12.
1576 On this day in history peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian
1579 Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, (found boiling point temperature) on this day in history.
1583 Holland begins use of Gregorian calendar on this day in history.
1583 On January - 12 holland begins use of Gregorian calendar (yesterday was 1/1/1583)
1588 On this day in history john Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony)
1598 On January - 12 pope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of Alfonso
1599 On this day in history adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter
1602 On January - 12 the birth of Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician
1628 On this day in history charles Perrault, Paris France, author (Mother Goose)
1638 On January - 12 ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars)
1665 Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on this day in history.
1674 Reinhard Keiser, composer on this day in history.
1674 On January - 12 giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68
1684 French king Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon on January - 12.
1701 On this day in history parts of the Netherlands adopt the Gregorian calendar
1701 Frisia & Groningen begin use of Gregorian calendar on January - 12.
1711 On this day in history gaetano Latilla, composer
1715 Jacques Duphly, composer on January - 12.
1723 On January - 12 handel's opera "Ottone" premieres, London
1729 On January - 12 the birth of Edmund Burke, British writer
1729 Edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [OS=Jan 1] on this day in history.
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