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 this day in history.  

0708  Sisinnius begins his reign as Pope (dies 20 days later) on this day in history.  

0936  On January - 15 king Rudolph of France  

0946  On January - 15 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  Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria gives his wife Margaretha, Holland/Zealand on this day in history.  

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

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) on January - 15.  

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1535  On this day in history henry VIII declares himself head of English Church  

1552  France signs secret treaty with German Protestants on January - 15.  

1559  On January - 15 coronation of British Queen Elizabeth I  

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

1562  3rd sitting of Council of Trente opens on this day in history.  

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

1582  On January - 15 russia cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland, loses access to the Baltic  

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 January - 15.  

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

1684  On January - 15 caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48  

1705  Walraad, the Young, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nijmegen, dies on this day in history.  

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

1716  On this day in history philip Livingston, American businessman and politician (signed Declaration of Independence)  

1730  On January - 15 john Malchair, composer  

1733  On this day in history joseph Lederer, composer  

1742  Eugene Godecharle, composer on January - 15.  

1744  On January - 15 charles-Hubert Gervais, composer, dies at 72  

1752  On January - 15 tobias Smollett publishes pamphlet accusing Fielding of plagiarism  

1754  On this day in history riot at burial of doelist Daniel Raap in Amsterdam  

1755  On January - 15 azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83  

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

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on January - 15.  

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

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on this day in history.  

1538  Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)  

1622  On January - 15 birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)  

1671  Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on January - 15.  

1674  Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on this day in history.  

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

0570  On this day in history death of saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475)  

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

1208  On January - 15 death of peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered  

1345  Death of Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler on January - 15.  

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

1595  On this day in history death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)  

1672  Death of John Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594) on this day in history.