Historical Events In January - 21

0879  On this day in history boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies   

0917  Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on January - 21.   

1077  On this day in history german King Heinrich IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness   

1118  On this day in history paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

1189  On this day in history philip II, Henry II & Richard Lion-Hearted initiate 3rd Crusade   

1189  Philip II, Henry II & Richard Lion hearted initiate 3rd Crusade on this day in history.   

1276  On January - 21 pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocent V   

1276  Pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocence V on January - 21.   

1287  On January - 21 the treaty of San Agayz is signed. Minorca is conquered by King Alfons III of Aragon.   

1324  Zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai & Shingon on January - 21.   

1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) on this day in history.   

1522  Head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope on January - 21.   

1525  The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union on this day in history.   

1527  On January - 21 juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1542  Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard on January - 21.   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) on January - 21.   

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.   

1604  On January - 21 tsar Ivan IV defeats the False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar   

1604  On January - 21 tsar Ivan IV defeats False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar   

1609  On this day in history joseph Justus Scaliger, French inventor of "Julian Period", dies at 68   

1626  John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1638  On January - 21 ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570)   

1643  On this day in history dutch mariner Abel Tasman discovers Tonga in the Pacific   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect on this day in history.   

1664  On January - 21 count Miklós of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army   

1664  Count Miklos of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army on this day in history.   

1665  On January - 21 domenico Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 72   

1670  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright, dies at 80 on January - 21.   

1677  On this day in history the first medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston   

1677  1st medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston on this day in history.   

1683  Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1686  On January - 21 nicolas-Francois Blondel, French architect, dies   

1704  Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 on January - 21.   

1732  Russia & Persia sign Treaty of Riascha on this day in history.   

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.   

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.   

1659  On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  On this day in history birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)   

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on January - 21.   

1743  On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0304  On January - 21 death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on January - 21.   

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on this day in history.   

1118  On January - 21 paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

1519  On this day in history death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on January - 21.   

1546  On this day in history death of azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)   

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.