Events & Holidays In January - 19
Monday, 16 September 2024
Epiphany (Georgia)
Ethiopian Epiphany (Timket) (Ethiopia)
Epiphany (Georgia)
Ethiopian Epiphany (Timket) (Ethiopia)
0399 Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453) was born on this day in history.
1200 Dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto was born on this day in history.
1544 Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60) was born on this day in history.
1613 Jacques Huyn, composer was born on this day in history.
1639 Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian was born on this day in history.
1676 On this day in history birth of john Weldon, composer
1679 Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on this day in history.
1686 On this day in history birth of hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist
0639 On this day in history dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies
1479 On this day in history johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81
1526 On this day in history death of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501)
1547 Death of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29 on this day in history.
1549 Barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies on this day in history.
1576 Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1591 On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60
1625 On this day in history erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32