Historical Events In January - 06

1643  On January - 06 near Montreal, Quebec Paul de Chomedy, Sieur de Maisonneuve, plants a wooden cross on Mount Royal to offer thanks to God for saving the settlement of Ville Marie from flooding.   

1646  On January - 06 elias Hill, German architect of Augsburg, dies at 72   

1649  The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial for treason and other "high crimes" on this day in history.   

1661  On January - 06 the Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London.   

1663  On this day in history great earthquake in New England   

1681  On this day in history first recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher)   

1681  On this day in history 1st recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher)   

1683  On this day in history francois de La Croix, composer   

1685  On this day in history malachias Siebenhaar, composer, dies at 68   

1690  On this day in history emperor Leopold's son Jozef chosen Roman Catholic king   

1692  On this day in history rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer   

1693  On January - 06 mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey), dies at 51   

1694  Francesco Morosini, Italian army general, dies on January - 06.   

1695  On January - 06 giuseppe Sammartini, composer   

1697  Carlo Mannelli, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu, composer   

1702  Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [NS=Jan 17] on January - 06.   

1720  On this day in history the Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings.   

1725  On January - 06 chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese playwright (Yotsugi Soga), dies at about 71   

1728  On January - 06 charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier, composer   

1732  Matija A Reljkovic, Croatia, writer (Satir iliti divji covic) on January - 06.   

1738  Franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1742  On January - 06 johann Georg Reinhardt, composer, dies   

1745  On January - 06 bonnie Prince Charlies army draws to Glasgow   

1745  The birth of Jaques Montgolfier, French inventor who built first hot air balloon on January - 06.   

1745  Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (1st pioneer balloonist) on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history george Washington marries Martha Dandridge Curtis   

1773  On January - 06 massachusetts slaves petition legislature for freedom   

1776  Ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel on January - 06.   

1781  Battle of Jersey (Island in the UK) on January - 06.   

1781  On this day in history battle of Jersey (Island in UK)   

1784  On January - 06 turkey &Russia sign treaty in Constantinople   

1784  On this day in history turkey & Russia sign treaty in Constantinople   

1785  Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution on this day in history.   

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1367  On this day in history birth of richard II, Bordeaux, France, king of England (1377-99)   

1367  On this day in history birth of richard II of England (d. 1400)   

1367  Richard II, Bordeaux, France, King of England (1377-99) (d. 1400) was born on January - 06.   

1412  On this day in history birth of joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr   

1412  Joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431) was born on January - 06.   

1412  On January - 06 birth of joan of Arc, Domrémy, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431)   

1486  On this day in history birth of martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor   

1488  On January - 06 birth of helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae)   

0664  Death of Amr ibn al-A'as, Arab general (bc. 583) on January - 06.   

1088  Berengarius of Tours, French theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1275  Raymundus of Penafort, Spanish church law scholar, dies on this day in history.   

1374  Andreas Corsini, Italian saint/bishop of Fiesole, dies on this day in history.   

1425  On January - 06 jan of Bavaria, liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies   

1448  On this day in history christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies   

1481  Death of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Golden Horde on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect/painter, dies