Historical Events In January - 21

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

0917  On this day in history erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)   

1077  German King Heinrich IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness on this day in history.   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on this day in history.   

1189  On this day in history philip II, Henry II & Richard Lion-Hearted initiate 3rd Crusade   

1189  Philip II, Henry II & Richard Lion hearted initiate 3rd Crusade on this day in history.   

1276  On this day in history pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocent V   

1276  Pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocence V on January - 21.   

1287  On January - 21 the treaty of San Agayz is signed. Minorca is conquered by King Alfons III of Aragon.   

1324  On this day in history zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai & Shingon   

1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) on this day in history.   

1522  On this day in history head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope   

1525  The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union on January - 21.   

1527  On this day in history juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1542  Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard on January - 21.   

1571  On January - 21 john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1596  On January - 21 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66   

1604  On this day in history tsar Ivan IV defeats the False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar   

1604  On January - 21 tsar Ivan IV defeats False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar   

1609  Joseph Justus Scaliger, French inventor of "Julian Period", dies at 68 on January - 21.   

1626  On January - 21 john Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62   

1638  Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570) on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history dutch mariner Abel Tasman discovers Tonga in the Pacific   

1659  On January - 21 adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1664  On this day in history count Miklós of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army   

1664  On January - 21 count Miklos of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army   

1665  On January - 21 domenico Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 72   

1670  On January - 21 honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright, dies at 80   

1677  On this day in history the first medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston   

1677  1st medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston on this day in history.   

1683  On this day in history anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61   

1686  Nicolas-Francois Blondel, French architect, dies on this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83   

1732  Russia & Persia sign Treaty of Riascha on this day in history.   

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1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

1571  On January - 21 birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  On this day in history birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  On this day in history birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)   

1735  On January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0304  On January - 21 death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on January - 21.   

1118  On this day in history paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

1519  On January - 21 death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on this day in history.   

1546  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.