Page 2: Historical Events In January - 05

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

1709  On this day in history sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans   

1710  Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer on January - 05.   

1717  Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles on January - 05.   

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

1719  On this day in history engl/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact   

1729  On this day in history paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter   

1740  On January - 05 antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72   

1746  On January - 05 anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53   

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  On January - 05 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS]   

1769  Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) on this day in history.   

1773  Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer on this day in history.   

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

1776  On this day in history assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution   

1778  On this day in history fortunato Santini, composer   

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

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

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

1783  On January - 05 friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday   

1787  On this day in history john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)   

1788  On January - 05 kaspar Ett, German organist/composer   

1788  On this day in history 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  First Swedenborgian temple in US holds first service, Baltimore MD on January - 05.   

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

1802  On this day in history john Murray names Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.   

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

1804  On this day in history ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement   

1806  On January - 05 andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium)   

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  On this day in history birth of william Cobbold, composer   

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

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  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

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

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.   

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

1400  On January - 05 death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

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

1448  On January - 05 death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  On January - 05 death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.