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 this day in history.  

1118  On this day in history paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1324  On this day in history zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai & Shingon  

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

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

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  On this day in history juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)  

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 this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66  

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

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

1609  On January - 21 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 this day in history dutch mariner Abel Tasman discovers Tonga in the Pacific  

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

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

1664  Count Miklos of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army on this day in history.  

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

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

1677  On this day in history 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 this day in history anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61  

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

1704  On January - 21 willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83  

1732  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)  

1571  On this day in history 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  On January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer  

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.  

1746  On this day in history birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]  

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

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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