692 Historic Events for January 1
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| 1764 |
Birth |
John Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster)
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| 1766 |
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Frans E Jacobus III, Old Pretender, king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies
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| 1766 |
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James III Edward, Old Pretender/king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies at 77
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| 1768 |
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Jean-Laurent Krafft, composer, dies at 73
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| 1770 |
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Date of action in the opera "Madeleine"
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| 1772 |
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1st traveller's checks issued (London)
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| 1776 |
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Gen George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag
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| 1777 |
Death |
Emanuele Barbella, composer, dies at 58
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| 1777 |
Birth |
Micah Hawkins, composer
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| 1780 |
Death |
Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66
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| 1782 |
Death |
Johann Christian Bach, German composer/Mozarts tutor, dies at 46
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| 1783 |
Death |
Jacobus Ensched‚, Haarlems printer, dies at 39
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| 1784 |
Death |
Patrice F earl de N‚ny, South Neth Secret Council chairman, dies at 67
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| 1784 |
Birth |
William Beale, composer
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| 1785 |
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"Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue
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| 1787 |
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Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44
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| 1788 |
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London's Daily Universal Registrar becomes the Times
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| 1788 |
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Quakers in Pennsylvania emancipate their slaves
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| 1789 |
Death |
Christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65
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| 1792 |
Birth |
Henrik A Bjerregaard, Norwegian writer/poet (Sínner af Norge)
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| 1793 |
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Francesco Guardi, Italian painter, dies at 80
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| 1797 |
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Albany replaces NYC as capital of NY
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| 1798 |
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Russia appoints 1st Jewish censor to censor Hebrew books
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| 1800 |
Birth |
Sydney Nelson, composer
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| 1800 |
Birth |
Vaclav Horak, composer
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