Historical Events In January - 01

1660  On January - 01 thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York   

1660  General Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London on this day in history.   

1661  Pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64 on January - 01.   

1672  On January - 01 jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris   

1673  Regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston on this day in history.   

1673  On January - 01 regular mail delivery begins between New York & Boston   

1675  On this day in history don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Neth   

1675  On this day in history don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragón becomes Spanish land guardian of South Netherlands   

1689  Pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history johann Pfeiffer, composer   

1700  Russia replaces Byzantine with Julian calendar on January - 01.   

1700  Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar on January - 01.   

1700  On this day in history russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar   

1701  Pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1701  Great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom on this day in history.   

1707  On January - 01 john V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal   

1707  On this day in history jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal   

1709  On January - 01 johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder   

1714  On January - 01 kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas)   

1716  On this day in history william Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75   

1723  On January - 01 christian Friedrich Gregor, composer   

1729  On this day in history the birth of Edmund Burke, British Author   

1729  On January - 01 edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [NS=Jan 12]   

1730  On this day in history daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82   

1734  John F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples on January - 01.   

1735  Paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming) on January - 01.   

1739  J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica on this day in history.   

1745  On January - 01 "Mad" Anthony Wayne, general   

1748  On January - 01 giovanni Furno, composer   

1752  On January - 01 the birth of Betsy Ross, American flagmaker   

1752  Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, flag maker on January - 01.   

1753  Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55 on January - 01.   

1758  On January - 01 johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26   

1764  John Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

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

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

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

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.   

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.   

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On January - 01 gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on January - 01.