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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 16, 27 BC |
The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. |
Jan 16, 550 |
Gothic War (535-552): The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison. |
Jan 16, 1120 |
The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. |
Jan 16, 1219 |
Floods in Northern Netherlands after storm, 1,000s killed |
Jan 16, 1362 |
A great storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German island of Strand and the city of Rungholt. |
Jan 16, 1412 |
The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy. |
Jan 16, 1492 |
The first grammar of a modern language, in the Spanish language, is presented to Queen Isabella. |
Jan 16, 1493 |
Columbus leaves the new world and sets sail for Spain on his 1st trip |
Jan 16, 1531 |
English Reformation parliament's 2nd sitting |
Jan 16, 1547 |
Ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself 1st tsar of Moscow |
Jan 16, 1556 |
Emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain |
Jan 16, 1572 |
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. |
Jan 16, 1581 |
English parliament passes laws against Catholicism |
Jan 16, 1756 |
England & Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster |
Jan 16, 1761 |
The British capture Pondicherry, India from the French. |
Jan 16, 1765 |
Charles Messier catalogs M41 (galactic cluster in Canis Major) |
Jan 16, 1776 |
Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks |
Jan 16, 1777 |
Vermont declares independence from NY |
Jan 16, 1780 |
Battle at Cape St Vincent: admiral Rodney beats Spanish fleet |
Jan 16, 1793 |
French King Louis XVI sentenced to death by the National Convention during the French Revolution |
Jan 16, 1795 |
French army under Pichegru occupies Utrecht Neth |
Jan 16, 1809 |
Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of Corunna |
Jan 16, 1819 |
Godert baron van der de Capellen becomes governor of Dutch-Indies |
Jan 16, 1832 |
Charles Darwin lands at San Tiago, Cape Verde |
Jan 16, 1847 |
John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. |
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