Page 2: Historical Events In January - 05

1684  On this day in history claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44   

1709  On January - 05 sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans   

1710  On January - 05 friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer   

1717  On this day in history prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles   

1719  On January - 05 england/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact   

1719  Engl/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact on January - 05.   

1729  Paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72   

1746  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1757  Failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens on January - 05.   

1759  Jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader on January - 05.   

1759  Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1762  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS] on January - 05.   

1769  On January - 05 jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics)   

1773  On this day in history pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer   

1776  On January - 05 assembly of New Hampshire adopts its first state constitution   

1776  On January - 05 assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution   

1778  Fortunato Santini, composer on January - 05.   

1779  Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) on January - 05.   

1781  On this day in history british naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond VA   

1781  British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va on January - 05.   

1783  Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday on January - 05.   

1787  John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) on January - 05.   

1788  Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer on January - 05.   

1788  On January - 05 johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85   

1795  First Assembly of Lower Canada imposes licensing requirements on taverns, retailers of wine and spirits, and peddlars on January - 05.   

1796  Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 on January - 05.   

1800  On January - 05 first Swedenborgian temple in US holds first service, Baltimore MD   

1800  1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service, Baltimore on this day in history.   

1802  John Murray names Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia on this day in history.   

1804  Ohio legislature passes first laws restricting free blacks movement on January - 05.   

1804  On January - 05 ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement   

1806  Andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium) on this day in history.   

1807  Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79 on January - 05.   

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on January - 05.   

1548  On January - 05 birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.   

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On January - 05 birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

1661  On January - 05 birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  On January - 05 pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on this day in history.   

1425  On January - 05 death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on January - 05.   

1465  On this day in history death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on January - 05.