Historical Events In January - 21

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

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

1077  German King Heinrich IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On January - 21 the treaty of San Agayz is signed. Minorca is conquered by King Alfons III of Aragon.   

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  Head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope on January - 21.   

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 January - 21.   

1596  On January - 21 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66   

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 this day in history joseph Justus Scaliger, French inventor of "Julian Period", dies at 68   

1626  John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 on January - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1664  On January - 21 count Miklos of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army   

1665  Domenico Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 72 on January - 21.   

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

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

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

1683  On January - 21 anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61   

1686  On January - 21 nicolas-Francois Blondel, French architect, dies   

1704  Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 on this day in history.   

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  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on this day in history.   

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

1659  On this day in history birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  On this day in history birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)   

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  On this day in history birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]   

0304  On January - 21 death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

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

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on this day in history.   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on this day in history.   

1519  Death of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475) on January - 21.   

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

1546  On this day in history death of azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)   

1596  On January - 21 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66