Page 2: Historical Events In January - 04

1726  On January - 04 cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector   

1729  Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77 on January - 04.   

1739  Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii) on this day in history.   

1745  Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1752  On this day in history gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47   

1754  Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY) on this day in history.   

1754  On January - 04 columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC)   

1756  Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician on this day in history.   

1759  Maria Rosa Coccia, composer on January - 04.   

1761  On January - 04 stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83   

1762  England declares war on Spain & Naples on January - 04.   

1765  On January - 04 joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39   

1772  On this day in history paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter   

1773  On January - 04 johann Peter Heuschkel, composer   

1778  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on January - 04.   

1780  Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown New Jersey on January - 04.   

1780  Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ on January - 04.   

1781  On January - 04 andre Mechain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio)   

1781  On January - 04 andre Méchain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio)   

1782  On January - 04 ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83   

1785  Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector) on January - 04.   

1786  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on January - 04.   

1789  Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist on January - 04.   

1793  Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map)   

1804  Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on January - 04.   

1805  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history baltasar Saldoni, composer   

1809  On this day in history the birth of Louis Braille, creates the Braille system for the blind   

1809  Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind) on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67   

1813  On this day in history alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59)   

1821  Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first native-born American saint, dies in Emmitsburg, Maryland on this day in history.   

1821  On January - 04 john James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878   

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1077  On January - 04 birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

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

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on January - 04.   

0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.   

1428  On this day in history death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on January - 04.   

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies