Historical Events In January - 01

1494  Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia on this day in history.   

1502  Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro on this day in history.   

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

1504  On January - 01 king Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta   

1504  Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer on this day in history.   

1515  On January - 01 francois, Duke of Angouleme succeeds Louis XII as Francois I of France   

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

1515  Jews are expelled from Laibach Austria on this day in history.   

1515  On January - 01 françois, Duke of Angoulême succeeds Louis XII as François I of France   

1517  Hermann Vischer, the Younger, German bronze merchant, dies on this day in history.   

1520  On this day in history franciscus Balduinus, [Francois Baudouin], lawyer   

1527  On January - 01 croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as king of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin.   

1557  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65 on January - 01.   

1559  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies   

1573  Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem on January - 01.   

1583  1st day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland & Flanders on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history first day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland & Flanders   

1600  Scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of 25 March on this day in history.   

1610  German astronomer Simon Marius 1st discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610 on this day in history.   

1610  German astronomer Simon Marius first discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610 on January - 01.   

1617  On January - 01 hendrick Goltzius, Dutch painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies   

1618  On this day in history bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]   

1622  Papal Chancery adopts January as beginning of the year on January - 01.   

1622  Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) on this day in history.   

1622  On January - 01 isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist   

1626  Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on January - 01.   

1628  Christoph Bernhard, German composer on this day in history.   

1630  On this day in history tetsugen, Zen teacher (Jodo sect converted to Obaku Zen), dies   

1638  On January - 01 antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright   

1651  Charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland on this day in history.   

1652  Johann Krieger, composer on this day in history.   

1660  On January - 01 englishman Samuel Pepys begins his famous diary   

1660  1st entry in Samuel Pepys' diary on this day in history.   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

1387  On this day in history birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.   

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on January - 01.   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  On January - 01 birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.   

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

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

0404  On this day in history death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

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

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

1204  On January - 01 death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

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