Events & Holidays In January - 19

Epiphany (Georgia)

Ethiopian Epiphany (Timket) (Ethiopia)

0399  Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453) was born on this day in history.   

1200  On this day in history birth of dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto   

1544  On this day in history birth of francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60)   

1613  Jacques Huyn, composer was born on this day in history.   

1639  On this day in history birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

1676  On this day in history birth of john Weldon, composer   

1679  Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist   

0639  Dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies on this day in history.   

1479  On this day in history johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81   

1526  Death of Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501) on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history death of henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29   

1549  On this day in history barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies   

1576  On this day in history hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81   

1591  Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1625  Erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.