Events & Holidays In January - 04

Day of Martyrs of the Colonial Repression (Angola)

Head of State's Birthday (Samoa)

Independence Day (Myanmar / Burma)

Martyrs of Independence Day (Zaire (Democratic Congo))

Trivia Day (United States of America)

World Braille Day (International)

1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on this day in history.   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on this day in history.   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  On this day in history birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on this day in history.   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0838  On this day in history death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  On this day in history death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  On this day in history johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history.