Historical Events In January - 02
Friday, 17 January 2025
0017 On this day in history publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies
0069 Roman Lower Rhine army proclaims its commander, Vitellius, emperor on this day in history.
0366 The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire on January - 02.
0533 On this day in history john II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1235 Emperor Joseph II orders Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family names on January - 02.
1492 On January - 02 spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day)
1514 On January - 02 william Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460)
1570 Tsar Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod begins on this day in history.
1585 On this day in history spain &Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville
1585 Spain & Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville on January - 02.
1602 Spanish forces in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale on January - 02.
1602 On January - 02 battle at Kinsale, Ireland: English army beats Spanish
1635 On January - 02 cardinal Richelieu creates the Academie Francaise
1642 Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey) on this day in history.
1647 Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676) on this day in history.
1678 On this day in history staatsoper Hamburg opens with Theiles "Adam und Eva"
1699 Osman III, sultan (Turkey) on this day in history.
1726 On this day in history domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37
1727 James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) on January - 02.
1728 Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium on this day in history.
1732 On January - 02 franz Xaver Brixi, composer
1740 Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1752 On January - 02 philip Freneau, poet of American Revolution (The American Village)
1757 British troops occupy Calcutta India on this day in history.
1759 In Montreal, French Intendant Bigot cuts the bread ration in New France to half a pound per person per day on this day in history.
1763 On January - 02 john Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72
1776 Austria ends interrogation torture on this day in history.
1776 On January - 02 first revolutionary flag displayed
1776 1st revolutionary flag displayed on this day in history.
1777 Christian D Rauch, German sculptor on this day in history.
1780 On this day in history johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66
1788 On this day in history georgia is 4th state to ratify US constitution
1789 Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 on January - 02.
1790 Mozart's opera "Cosi fan tutti" premieres, Vienna on January - 02.
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