Page 2: Historical Events In January - 04

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

1729  On this day in history joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77   

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

1745  On January - 04 willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62   

1752  On this day in history gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47   

1754  Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY) on January - 04.   

1754  On January - 04 columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC)   

1756  Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history maria Rosa Coccia, composer   

1761  On this day in history stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83   

1762  On January - 04 england declares war on Spain & Naples   

1765  Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter   

1773  Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer on this day in history.   

1778  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1780  Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown New Jersey on January - 04.   

1780  Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ on January - 04.   

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

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  On this day in history mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56   

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

1793  Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1797  Wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map) on this day in history.   

1804  On January - 04 charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies   

1805  On January - 04 stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer   

1807  Baltasar Saldoni, composer on this day in history.   

1809  The birth of Louis Braille, creates the Braille system for the blind on January - 04.   

1809  On January - 04 louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)   

1809  On January - 04 bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67   

1813  Alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59) on January - 04.   

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 January - 04.   

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 this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

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

1604  On January - 04 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  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on January - 04.   

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

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies