Historical Events In January - 28

0814  Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71   

1077  Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV   

1077  German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness   

1099  inaugural Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria   

1099  1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria.   

1119  Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies.   

1256  Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22.   

1262  Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm.   

1393  Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents).   

1393  Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball   

1443  Robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France   

1457  Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)   

1495  Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France.   

1521  The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25   

1528  Philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies   

1547  King Henry the Eighth of England dies and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son, Edward the Sixth.   

1547  9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England.   

1547  Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55   

1549  Elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80.   

1560  John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies.   

1561  By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended.   

1573  Articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland.   

1578  Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39)   

1581  James VI signs the 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland.   

1581  James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland.   

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon)   

1595  Francis Drake, English pirate, Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50.   

1596  British admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea   

1600  Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69).   

1606  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85.   

1608  Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer   

1611  Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)   

1612  Thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies   

1613  Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune   

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1225  On this day in history birth of saint Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274)   

1312  On January - 28 birth of queen Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349)   

1457  Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509) was born on January - 28.   

1540  On January - 28 birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)   

1578  Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39) was born on January - 28.   

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon) was born on this day in history.   

1600  Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69) was born on January - 28.   

1608  Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer was born on January - 28.   

0814  On January - 28 charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71   

1061  On this day in history death of duke SpytihnÄ›v II of Bohemia (b. 1031)   

1119  Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies on this day in history.   

1256  Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22 on this day in history.   

1271  On this day in history death of isabella of Aragon, queen of Philip III of France (b. 1247)   

1393  On this day in history death of earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball   

1443  On this day in history death of robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France   

1528  On this day in history philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies