Historical Events In January - 22

0565  Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus on January - 22.  

0871  Battle at Basing: Danish invasion army beats Ethelred of Wessex on January - 22.  

1336  Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies on January - 22.  

1371  King Robert II Stuart of Scotland crowned on January - 22.  

1440  On January - 22 ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania  

1506  On this day in history the first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrive at the Vatican.  

1510  Jews are expelled from Colmar Germany on this day in history.  

1517  On January - 22 turks conquer Cairo  

1521  On this day in history emperor Charles V opens the Diet of Worms.  

1528  England & France declare war on Emperor Charles V on this day in history.  

1531  On this day in history andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44  

1552  Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason on this day in history.  

1561  The birth of Francis Bacon, English politician and philospher on this day in history.  

1561  On this day in history francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum)  

1571  On January - 22 robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician  

1575  On January - 22 english queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis & William Byrd music press monopoly  

1581  On this day in history joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies  

1584  On January - 22 parts of Switzerland adopt Gregorian calendar (& parts in 1812)  

1588  On this day in history pope Sixtus V decrees "Immense aeterni" (Reformed curia)  

1592  On January - 22 pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher  

1599  On this day in history cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51  

1640  Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on this day in history.  

1649  Pascal Collasse, composer on this day in history.  

1655  Geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand) on this day in history.  

1673  Postal service between New York & Boston inaugurated on this day in history.  

1689  Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords on this day in history.  

1690  On January - 22 iroquois tribes renew allegiance to the English against the French  

1690  On January - 22 iroquois tribes renew allegiance to British against French  

1700  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 on January - 22.  

1707  Carl Hockh, composer on January - 22.  

1709  Joseph Reipel, composer on this day in history.  

1727  Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer on January - 22.  

1729  G E Lessing, writer on January - 22.  

1733  Philip Carteret, British Naval Officer on this day in history.  

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1263  On this day in history birth of ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328)  

1440  On January - 22 birth of ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania  

1553  Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625) was born on January - 22.  

1561  On January - 22 birth of francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum)  

1571  On this day in history birth of robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician  

1592  On this day in history birth of pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher  

1649  Pascal Collasse, composer was born on January - 22.  

1654  Richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

1336  On this day in history louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies  

1531  On this day in history andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44  

1536  On this day in history death of bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)  

1552  Death of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason on this day in history.  

1581  On this day in history joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies  

1599  On January - 22 cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51  

1640  Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on this day in history.  

1700  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 on January - 22.