Historical Events In January - 21

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on January - 21.  

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

1077  On this day in history german King Heinrich IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness  

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

1189  Philip II, Henry II & Richard Lion-Hearted initiate 3rd Crusade on this day in history.  

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

1276  Pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocent V on January - 21.  

1276  On this day in history pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocence V  

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

1324  Zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai & Shingon on January - 21.  

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

1522  On January - 21 head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope  

1525  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 on this day in history.  

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

1542  On this day in history parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard  

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) on this day in history.  

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

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

1609  Joseph Justus Scaliger, French inventor of "Julian Period", dies at 68 on January - 21.  

1626  John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1638  On this day in history ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570)  

1643  Dutch mariner Abel Tasman discovers Tonga in the Pacific on January - 21.  

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

1665  Domenico Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1670  On this day in history honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright, dies at 80  

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

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 January - 21.  

1686  On this day in history nicolas-Francois Blondel, French architect, dies  

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

1732  Russia & Persia sign Treaty of Riascha on this day in history.  

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1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)  

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)  

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

1659  On this day in history 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 January - 21.  

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on January - 21.  

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on January - 21.  

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

1519  Death of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475) on this day in history.  

1527  On January - 21 death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)  

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.