Historical Events In January - 21

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

0917  Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on this day in history.   

1077  On this day in history german King Heinrich IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness   

1118  On January - 21 paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

1189  Philip II, Henry II & Richard Lion-Hearted initiate 3rd Crusade on this day in history.   

1189  Philip II, Henry II & Richard Lion hearted initiate 3rd Crusade on this day in history.   

1276  Pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocent V on this day in history.   

1276  Pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocence V on January - 21.   

1287  The treaty of San Agayz is signed. Minorca is conquered by King Alfons III of Aragon on this day in history.   

1324  On this day in history zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai & Shingon   

1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) on this day in history.   

1522  On January - 21 head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope   

1525  The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union on January - 21.   

1527  Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on January - 21.   

1542  On this day in history parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard   

1571  On January - 21 john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1596  On January - 21 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66   

1604  Tsar Ivan IV defeats the False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar on January - 21.   

1604  On this day in history tsar Ivan IV defeats False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar   

1609  Joseph Justus Scaliger, French inventor of "Julian Period", dies at 68 on January - 21.   

1626  John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 on January - 21.   

1638  Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570) on this day in history.   

1643  Dutch mariner Abel Tasman discovers Tonga in the Pacific on this day in history.   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect on this day in history.   

1664  Count Miklós of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army on January - 21.   

1664  Count Miklos of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army on this day in history.   

1665  Domenico Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1670  On January - 21 honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright, dies at 80   

1677  The first medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston on this day in history.   

1677  1st medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston on January - 21.   

1683  Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61 on January - 21.   

1686  On this day in history nicolas-Francois Blondel, French architect, dies   

1704  Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 on this day in history.   

1732  Russia & Persia sign Treaty of Riascha on January - 21.   

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.   

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on this day in history.   

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on January - 21.   

1735  On January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.   

1746  On January - 21 birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]   

0304  Death of Saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291) on this day in history.   

0879  On this day in history boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies   

0917  On January - 21 death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)   

1118  On this day in history paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

1519  On January - 21 death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on this day in history.   

1546  On January - 21 death of azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)   

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.