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 this day in history.  

0069  Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70 on this day in history.  

0708  On January - 15 sisinnius begins his reign as Pope (dies 20 days later)  

0936  King Rudolph of France on January - 15.  

0946  Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded/ousted on this day in history.  

1208  Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered on January - 15.  

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

1346  Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria gives his wife Margaretha, Holland/Zealand on January - 15.  

1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) on this day in history.  

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

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

1552  On this day in history france signs secret treaty with German Protestants  

1559  On January - 15 coronation of British Queen Elizabeth I  

1559  Elizabeth the First is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1582  Russia cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland, loses access to Baltic on January - 15.  

1586  On January - 15 battle at Boxum Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army  

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  Caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48 on this day in history.  

1705  On January - 15 walraad, the Young, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nijmegen, dies  

1715  On this day in history georg C Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist  

1716  On January - 15 philip Livingston, American businessman and politician (signed Declaration of Independence)  

1730  On January - 15 john Malchair, composer  

1733  Joseph Lederer, composer on January - 15.  

1742  Eugene Godecharle, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1754  Riot at burial of doelist Daniel Raap in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

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

1759  British Museum opens in Montague House, London on this day in history.  

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1538  On January - 15 birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)  

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

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

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

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

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70 on this day in history.  

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on this day in history.  

0936  On January - 15 death of king Rudolph of France  

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

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

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

1595  Death of Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546) on this day in history.  

1672  On this day in history death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)