Historical Events In January - 01

0001  On this day in history origin of Christian Era   

0069  Roman garrison of Mainz uprising on January - 01.   

0089  On January - 01 gov Lucius Antonius Saturninus of Germany becomes emperor of Rome   

0165  On January - 01 antonine Plague in Roman Empire killing 5-10 million people   

0250  On January - 01 plague of Cyprian in Europe killing 1 million+ (Unknown, but at least) people   

0313  On January - 01 start of Roman (Pontifical) Indiction   

0379  Basilius, the Great, of Caesarea, holyman (Moralia) on January - 01.   

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on this day in history.   

0404  Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.   

0404  Last gladiator competition in Rome on January - 01.   

0412  (BC) epidemic in Greece (Northern Greece, Roman Republic) on this day in history.   

0414  On January - 01 king Ataulf of Narbonne marries emperor Honorius sister Galle Placidia   

0429  (BC) Plague of Athens in Greece, Libya, Egypt, Ethiopia killing 75,000-100,000 people on January - 01.   

0541  Plague of Justinian in Europe and West Asia killing 25-100 million; 40-50% of population of Europe people on this day in history.   

0630  The Prophet Muhammad sets out toward Mecca with the army that captures it bloodlessly on January - 01.   

0664  On January - 01 plague of 664 in British Isles   

0722  Hofmeier Charles Martel flees from bishop Willibrord on January - 01.   

0735  On January - 01 japanese smallpox epidemic in Japan killing 2 million (Approx. ?1/3 of entire Japanese population) people   

0746  On this day in history plague of 746-747 in Byzantine Empire, West Asia, Africa   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on this day in history.   

0898  The Carolingian king Odo of the West Franks dies on January - 01.   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

0990  On January - 01 russia adopts Julian calendar   

1200  (BC) Influenza Epidemic in Babylon, or Babirus of the Persians, Central Asia, Mesopotamia and Southern Asia on January - 01.   

1204  King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on January - 01.   

1259  Michael VIII Palaiologos is proclaimed co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea with his ward John IV Laskaris on this day in history.   

1387  On January - 01 charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.   

1430  On January - 01 jews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversionist services   

1431  On January - 01 alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

1438  On January - 01 albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Hungary   

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence on this day in history.   

1467  On this day in history sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer on this day in history.   

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0766  On January - 01 birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on this day in history.   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.   

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.   

0898  On January - 01 odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

1204  On this day in history death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on this day in history.   

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.   

1515  On this day in history louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52