Page 3: Historical Events In January - 01

1660  Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York on January - 01.   

1660  General Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London on January - 01.   

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  On January - 01 regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston   

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

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

1675  Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragón becomes Spanish land guardian of South Netherlands on this day in history.   

1689  Pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history johann Pfeiffer, composer   

1700  On this day in history russia replaces Byzantine with Julian calendar   

1700  On this day in history protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar   

1700  Russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar on January - 01.   

1701  On January - 01 pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64   

1701  Great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom on January - 01.   

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

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

1709  On January - 01 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 this day in history.   

1729  The birth of Edmund Burke, British Author on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [NS=Jan 12]   

1730  Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1734  John F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples on January - 01.   

1735  On this day in history paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming)   

1739  J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica on January - 01.   

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

1748  Giovanni Furno, composer on this day in history.   

1752  On this day in history the birth of Betsy Ross, American flagmaker   

1752  Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, flag maker on this day in history.   

1753  Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55 on January - 01.   

1758  On January - 01 johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26   

1764  On this day in history john Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster)   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.   

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

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.   

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on this day in history.   

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

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.   

1484  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on January - 01.   

0898  On January - 01 odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

0962  On this day in history boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

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

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

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