Historical Events In January - 15

0069  Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, but only rules for three months before committing suicide on January - 15.  

0069  Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70 on January - 15.  

0708  On this day in history sisinnius begins his reign as Pope (dies 20 days later)  

0936  On this day in history king Rudolph of France  

0946  On this day in history caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded/ousted  

1208  Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered on this day in history.  

1345  On this day in history martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler  

1346  On this day in history emperor Louis IV of Bavaria gives his wife Margaretha, Holland/Zealand  

1432  On this day in history afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)  

1507  On this day in history johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)  

1535  Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church on January - 15.  

1552  On January - 15 france signs secret treaty with German Protestants  

1559  Coronation of British Queen Elizabeth I on January - 15.  

1559  Elizabeth the First is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey on January - 15.  

1562  3rd sitting of Council of Trente opens on January - 15.  

1567  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) on January - 15.  

1582  Russia cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland, loses access to the Baltic on this day in history.  

1582  On this day in history russia cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland, loses access to Baltic  

1586  Battle at Boxum Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army on January - 15.  

1586  Battle at Boxum: Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army on this day in history.  

1622  The birth of Molière, French writer on this day in history.  

1680  On January - 15 french explorer Sieur de la Salle builds Fort Crèvecoeur  

1684  On this day in history caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48  

1705  Walraad, the Young, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nijmegen, dies on January - 15.  

1715  On January - 15 georg C Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist  

1716  Philip Livingston, American businessman and politician (signed Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.  

1730  John Malchair, composer on this day in history.  

1733  On January - 15 joseph Lederer, composer  

1742  On January - 15 eugene Godecharle, composer  

1744  Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer, dies at 72 on January - 15.  

1752  Tobias Smollett publishes pamphlet accusing Fielding of plagiarism on this day in history.  

1754  On January - 15 riot at burial of doelist Daniel Raap in Amsterdam  

1755  Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1759  British Museum opens in Montague House, London on January - 15.  

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1432  On January - 15 birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)  

1481  Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on this day in history.  

1507  On January - 15 birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)  

1538  Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on January - 15.  

1567  On January - 15 birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)  

1622  Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.  

1671  Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.  

1674  On this day in history birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)  

0069  On January - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70  

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on January - 15.  

0936  On this day in history death of king Rudolph of France  

1208  On this day in history death of peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered  

1345  On January - 15 death of martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler  

1481  On January - 15 death of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)  

1595  On January - 15 death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)  

1672  Death of John Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594) on January - 15.