Historical Events In January - 15
Friday, 05 December 2025
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 On January - 15 servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70 

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

0936 King Rudolph of France on this day in history. 

0946 On January - 15 caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded/ousted 

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

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

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

1535 On January - 15 henry VIII declares himself head of English Church 

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

1559 Coronation of British Queen Elizabeth I on this day in history. 

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 January - 15 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 this day in history. 

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

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

1622 On January - 15 the birth of Molière, French writer 

1680 On this day in history french explorer Sieur de la Salle builds Fort Crèvecoeur 

1684 Caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48 on January - 15. 

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

1715 Georg C Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist on January - 15. 

1716 On this day in history 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 On this day in history eugene Godecharle, composer 

1744 Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history. 

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

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

1755 On this day in history azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83 

1759 On January - 15 british Museum opens in Montague House, London 

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