Historical Events In January - 29
Saturday, 31 January 2026
0904 Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. 

0969 Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies 

1523 Sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden. 

1559 Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 

1574 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet. 

1574 Sea battle of Reimerswaal 

1584 Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange. 

1587 Deventer and Zutphen surrender to Spain 

1595 William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably inaugural performed. 

1613 Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees 

1663 Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies 

1676 Fjodor Aleksejevitsj is recorded as becoming czar of Russia. 

1688 Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) 

1689 Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet 

1696 Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies 

1700 Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award). 

1703 Carlmann Kolb, composer. 

1711 Giuseppi Bonno, composer 

1715 Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist 

1717 Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal 

1728 John Gays' "Beggar's Opera," premieres in London [NS=Feb 9] 

1732 Paris churchyard Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual. 

1737 Thomas Paine, American writer is born 

1737 Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason) 

1743 Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies 

1756 Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, (Rep/Gov-Va)/general 

1761 Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14) 

1763 J G Seume, writer 

1781 Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich 

1782 Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo). 

1783 Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9]. 

1784 Ferdinand Ries, composer 

1788 Australia Day. 

1796 In Toronto, Yonge Street officially opened, running from the town of York up to Lake Simcoe. 

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