Page 3: Historical Events In January - 01

1660  On January - 01 thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York   

1660  On this day in history general Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London   

1661  On this day in history pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64   

1672  Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1673  Regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston on this day in history.   

1673  Regular mail delivery begins between New York & Boston on January - 01.   

1675  Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Neth on this day in history.   

1675  On January - 01 don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragón becomes Spanish land guardian of South Netherlands   

1689  On January - 01 pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York   

1697  Johann Pfeiffer, composer on this day in history.   

1700  Russia replaces Byzantine with Julian calendar on this day in history.   

1700  Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar on this day in history.   

1700  Russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar on this day in history.   

1701  On this day in history pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64   

1701  Great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom on this day in history.   

1707  John V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal on January - 01.   

1707  On January - 01 jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal   

1709  On this day in history johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder   

1714  On January - 01 kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas)   

1716  William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

1723  Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer on January - 01.   

1729  On January - 01 the birth of Edmund Burke, British Author   

1729  Edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [NS=Jan 12] on January - 01.   

1730  Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82 on January - 01.   

1734  On January - 01 john F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples   

1735  On January - 01 paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming)   

1739  J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica on this day in history.   

1745  On January - 01 "Mad" Anthony Wayne, general   

1748  Giovanni Furno, composer on January - 01.   

1752  The birth of Betsy Ross, American flagmaker on this day in history.   

1752  On January - 01 elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, flag maker   

1753  On January - 01 louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55   

1758  Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26 on January - 01.   

1764  John Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster) on January - 01.   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

1387  On January - 01 birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

1431  On January - 01 birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.   

1481  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  On this day in history basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  On January - 01 death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

0898  On this day in history odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.   

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on January - 01.   

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.   

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.   

1515  On this day in history louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52