692 Historic Events for January 1
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| 1661 |
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Pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64
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| 1672 |
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Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris
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| 1673 |
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Regular mail delivery begins between NY and Boston
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| 1675 |
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Don Carlos de Gurrea/Arag¢n becomes Spanish land guardian of S Neth
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| 1689 |
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Pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York
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| 1697 |
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Johann Pfeiffer, composer
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| 1700 |
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Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar
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| 1700 |
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Russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar
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| 1701 |
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Pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64
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| 1701 |
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Great Britain and Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom
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| 1707 |
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Jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal
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| 1709 |
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Johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder
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| 1714 |
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Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas)
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| 1716 |
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William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75
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| 1723 |
Birth |
Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer
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| 1729 |
Birth |
Edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy and Inquiry) [NS=Jan 12]
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| 1730 |
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Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82
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| 1734 |
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John F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples
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| 1735 |
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Paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming)
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| 1739 |
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J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica
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| 1745 |
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"Mad" Anthony Wayne, general
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| 1748 |
Birth |
Giovanni Furno, composer
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| 1752 |
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Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, flag maker
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| 1753 |
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Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55
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| 1758 |
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Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26
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