Historical Events In January - 21

0879  On January - 21 boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies  

0917  On this day in history erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)  

1077  German King Heinrich IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness on January - 21.  

1118  On January - 21 paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies  

1189  On this day in history philip II, Henry II & Richard Lion-Hearted initiate 3rd Crusade  

1189  Philip II, Henry II & Richard Lion hearted initiate 3rd Crusade on January - 21.  

1276  Pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocent V on this day in history.  

1276  Pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocence V on this day in history.  

1287  The treaty of San Agayz is signed. Minorca is conquered by King Alfons III of Aragon on January - 21.  

1324  On January - 21 zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai & Shingon  

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) on January - 21.  

1522  Head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope on this day in history.  

1525  On January - 21 the Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.  

1527  Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on this day in history.  

1542  On January - 21 parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard  

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) on January - 21.  

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.  

1604  On January - 21 tsar Ivan IV defeats the False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar  

1604  Tsar Ivan IV defeats False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar on this day in history.  

1609  On January - 21 joseph Justus Scaliger, French inventor of "Julian Period", dies at 68  

1626  On January - 21 john Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62  

1638  Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570) on January - 21.  

1643  On January - 21 dutch mariner Abel Tasman discovers Tonga in the Pacific  

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect on January - 21.  

1664  On this day in history count Miklós of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army  

1664  Count Miklos of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army on January - 21.  

1665  On this day in history domenico Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 72  

1670  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright, dies at 80 on January - 21.  

1677  The first medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston on January - 21.  

1677  On January - 21 1st medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston  

1683  Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1686  Nicolas-Francois Blondel, French architect, dies on this day in history.  

1704  On this day in history willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83  

1732  On January - 21 russia & Persia sign Treaty of Riascha  

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.  

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on January - 21.  

1571  On January - 21 birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)  

1659  On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect  

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.  

1735  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer  

1743  On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)  

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.  

0304  Death of Saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291) on January - 21.  

0879  On this day in history boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies  

0917  On January - 21 death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)  

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on January - 21.  

1519  On this day in history death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)  

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on January - 21.  

1546  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on January - 21.  

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.