Page 2: Historical Events In January - 04

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

1729  On January - 04 joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77   

1739  On January - 04 henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii)   

1745  On January - 04 willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62   

1752  Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY)   

1754  Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC) on this day in history.   

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

1759  Maria Rosa Coccia, composer on this day in history.   

1761  Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on January - 04.   

1762  On this day in history england declares war on Spain & Naples   

1765  Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39 on January - 04.   

1772  Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter on this day in history.   

1773  Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer on this day in history.   

1778  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1780  Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown New Jersey on this day in history.   

1780  On January - 04 snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ   

1781  Andre Mechain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio) on January - 04.   

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  On this day in history jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)   

1786  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1789  Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist on this day in history.   

1793  Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35 on January - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1805  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer on January - 04.   

1807  On this day in history baltasar Saldoni, composer   

1809  The birth of Louis Braille, creates the Braille system for the blind on January - 04.   

1809  On this day in history louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)   

1809  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on January - 04.   

1813  Alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59) on January - 04.   

1821  Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first native-born American saint, dies in Emmitsburg, Maryland on January - 04.   

1821  John James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 on this day in history.   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on January - 04.   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.   

1567  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

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

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

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  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.   

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 this day in history death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

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

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

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