Historical Events In January - 05

1684  On January - 05 claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44   

1709  Sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans on this day in history.   

1710  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer   

1717  On January - 05 prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles   

1719  England/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact on this day in history.   

1719  Engl/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter   

1740  Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

1746  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens   

1759  Jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79   

1762  On January - 05 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS]   

1769  Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) on January - 05.   

1773  Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer on this day in history.   

1776  On January - 05 assembly of New Hampshire adopts its first state constitution   

1776  Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history fortunato Santini, composer   

1779  On January - 05 stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)   

1781  British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond VA on January - 05.   

1781  British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va on January - 05.   

1783  Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday on January - 05.   

1787  On January - 05 john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)   

1788  Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85   

1795  First Assembly of Lower Canada imposes licensing requirements on taverns, retailers of wine and spirits, and peddlars on January - 05.   

1796  On January - 05 samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64   

1800  First Swedenborgian temple in US holds first service, Baltimore MD on this day in history.   

1800  On this day in history 1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service, Baltimore   

1802  John Murray names Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia on January - 05.   

1804  Ohio legislature passes first laws restricting free blacks movement on January - 05.   

1804  Ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement on January - 05.   

1806  On this day in history andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium)   

1807  Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.   

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on January - 05.   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

1614  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.   

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on January - 05.   

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on January - 05.   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on this day in history.   

1425  On January - 05 death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on this day in history.   

1465  On January - 05 death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43