Historical Events In January - 04

0274  St Eutychian begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0838  On January - 04 babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

0871  On this day in history battle at Reading Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army   

0871  On January - 04 ethelred of Wessex is defeated by Danish forces at Reading, gains a brilliant victory 4 days later at Ashdown, is defeated January 22 at Basing, triumphs again March 2 at Marton in Wiltshire, but dies in April   

0871  On January - 04 battle at Reading: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye on January - 04.   

1357  On this day in history flemish Earl Louis & Luxembourg Duke Wenceslaus sign peace treaty   

1490  On this day in history anna of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the king of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lese-majesty.   

1493  On January - 04 columbus left new world on return from first voyage   

1493  On this day in history columbus left new world on return from 1st voyage   

1519  On January - 04 first Altenburger sermon (Luther & Karl von Miltitz)   

1519  -6] 1st Altenburger sermon (Luther & Karl von Miltitz) on January - 04.   

1567  On this day in history franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1570  Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew" on January - 04.   

1579  On January - 04 willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  On January - 04 james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1584  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) on January - 04.   

1612  On January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1618  In France, Samuel de Champlain receives the dowry of his wife Helene Boulle on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history king Charles I with 400 soldiers attacks the English parliament   

1643  The birth of Sir Isaac Newton, British scientist on January - 04.   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] on January - 04.   

1678  On this day in history johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.   

1698  On this day in history most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire.   

1701  On this day in history ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62   

1707  On January - 04 louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies   

1710  On January - 04 giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo)   

1717  Netherlands, England & France sign Triple Alliance on this day in history.   

1717  Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist   

1725  On January - 04 benjamin Franklin arrives in London   

1725  On January - 04 benjamin Franklin arrives in London [OS=Dec 24 1724]   

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.   

1567  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on January - 04.   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

1604  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on January - 04.   

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.   

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  On this day in history death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  On this day in history death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1612  On this day in history henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  On this day in history johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.