Events & Holidays In January - 22

St. Vincent & the Grenadines Day (St. Vincent & the   Grenadines)

St. Vincent's Day (Valencia) (Spain)

1263  On this day in history birth of ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328)   

1440  On this day in history birth of ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania   

1553  On this day in history birth of mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625)   

1561  On this day in history birth of francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum)   

1571  On this day in history birth of robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician   

1592  On this day in history birth of pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher   

1649  On this day in history birth of pascal Collasse, composer   

1654  On this day in history birth of richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729)   

1336  Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies on this day in history.   

1531  Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1536  Death of Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495) on this day in history.   

1552  On this day in history death of edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason   

1581  Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

1599  Cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1640  Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1700  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.