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 this day in history.   

1661  On January - 01 pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64   

1672  Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris on January - 01.   

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

1673  On this day in history regular mail delivery begins between New York & Boston   

1675  On January - 01 don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Neth   

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  Johann Pfeiffer, composer on January - 01.   

1700  On January - 01 russia replaces Byzantine with Julian calendar   

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  Pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1701  On this day in history great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom   

1707  On this day in history 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 this day in history johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder   

1714  Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas) on this day in history.   

1716  On January - 01 william Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75   

1723  Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer on January - 01.   

1729  The birth of Edmund Burke, British Author on January - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1739  On this day in history j B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica   

1745  "Mad" Anthony Wayne, general on this day in history.   

1748  Giovanni Furno, composer on this day in history.   

1752  On January - 01 the birth of Betsy Ross, American flagmaker   

1752  On this day in history elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, flag maker   

1753  On this day in history louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55   

1758  Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1764  John Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster) on this day in history.   

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0766  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 01.   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.   

1467  On January - 01 birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

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

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on January - 01.   

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

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.   

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

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

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

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On January - 01 gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on January - 01.