Historical Events In January - 02
Friday, 17 October 2025
0017 On this day in history publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies
0069 Roman Lower Rhine army proclaims its commander, Vitellius, emperor on January - 02.
0366 The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire on January - 02.
0533 John II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
1235 On January - 02 emperor Joseph II orders Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family names
1492 On January - 02 spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day)
1514 On January - 02 william Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460)
1570 On this day in history tsar Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod begins
1585 Spain &Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville on January - 02.
1585 On January - 02 spain & Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville
1602 On this day in history spanish forces in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale
1602 Battle at Kinsale, Ireland: English army beats Spanish on January - 02.
1635 Cardinal Richelieu creates the Academie Francaise on this day in history.
1642 Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey) on this day in history.
1647 Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676) on this day in history.
1678 Staatsoper Hamburg opens with Theiles "Adam und Eva" on this day in history.
1699 On January - 02 osman III, sultan (Turkey)
1726 On this day in history domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37
1727 James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) on January - 02.
1728 On this day in history louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium
1732 On this day in history franz Xaver Brixi, composer
1740 Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1752 On this day in history philip Freneau, poet of American Revolution (The American Village)
1757 British troops occupy Calcutta India on January - 02.
1759 In Montreal, French Intendant Bigot cuts the bread ration in New France to half a pound per person per day on this day in history.
1763 On January - 02 john Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72
1776 Austria ends interrogation torture on this day in history.
1776 First revolutionary flag displayed on this day in history.
1776 1st revolutionary flag displayed on this day in history.
1777 On January - 02 christian D Rauch, German sculptor
1780 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1788 Georgia is 4th state to ratify US constitution on January - 02.
1789 Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1790 Mozart's opera "Cosi fan tutti" premieres, Vienna on this day in history.
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