Historical Events In January - 05

1684  On this day in history claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44   

1709  On January - 05 sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans   

1710  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer   

1717  On January - 05 prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles   

1719  England/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact on this day in history.   

1719  Engl/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact on this day in history.   

1729  On January - 05 paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter   

1740  Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

1746  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens   

1759  Jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader on January - 05.   

1759  Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1762  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS] on January - 05.   

1769  On this day in history jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics)   

1773  On this day in history pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer   

1776  Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its first state constitution on January - 05.   

1776  On January - 05 assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution   

1778  On January - 05 fortunato Santini, composer   

1779  On this day in history stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)   

1781  On January - 05 british naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond VA   

1781  British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va on January - 05.   

1783  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday   

1787  John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) on January - 05.   

1788  On January - 05 kaspar Ett, German organist/composer   

1788  Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on January - 05.   

1795  First Assembly of Lower Canada imposes licensing requirements on taverns, retailers of wine and spirits, and peddlars on this day in history.   

1796  Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 on January - 05.   

1800  First Swedenborgian temple in US holds first service, Baltimore MD on January - 05.   

1800  1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service, Baltimore on January - 05.   

1802  John Murray names Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia on January - 05.   

1804  On January - 05 ohio legislature passes first laws restricting free blacks movement   

1804  Ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement on January - 05.   

1806  Andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium) on January - 05.   

1807  On this day in history michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79   

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on January - 05.   

1548  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on January - 05.   

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on this day in history.   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

1614  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  On January - 05 birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on this day in history.   

1066  On this day in history edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  On January - 05 pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on this day in history.   

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

1448  On this day in history death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on January - 05.