Historical Events In January - 04

1726  Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector on January - 04.   

1729  Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77 on January - 04.   

1739  Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii) on January - 04.   

1745  Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62 on January - 04.   

1752  On January - 04 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47   

1754  On January - 04 columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY)   

1754  Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC) on January - 04.   

1756  Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician on January - 04.   

1759  On January - 04 maria Rosa Coccia, composer   

1761  On January - 04 stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83   

1762  England declares war on Spain & Naples on January - 04.   

1765  On this day in history joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39   

1772  Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter on this day in history.   

1773  On this day in history johann Peter Heuschkel, composer   

1778  On January - 04 charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57   

1780  On this day in history snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown New Jersey   

1780  Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ on this day in history.   

1781  Andre Mechain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio) on January - 04.   

1781  Andre Méchain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio) on this day in history.   

1782  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83 on January - 04.   

1785  On January - 04 jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)   

1786  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist   

1793  On this day in history bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35   

1797  Wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map) on January - 04.   

1804  Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on this day in history.   

1805  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer on January - 04.   

1807  On this day in history baltasar Saldoni, composer   

1809  On January - 04 the birth of Louis Braille, creates the Braille system for the blind   

1809  Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind) on this day in history.   

1809  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1813  On January - 04 alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59)   

1821  Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first native-born American saint, dies in Emmitsburg, Maryland on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history john James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on this day in history.   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.   

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

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.   

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

1564  On January - 04 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 January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  On January - 04 johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

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