396 Historic Events for January 15
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Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70
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| 708 |
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Sisinnius begins his reign as Pope (dies 20 days later)
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| 946 |
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Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded/ousted
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| 1208 |
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Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered
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| 1346 |
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Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria gives his wife Margaretha, Holland/Zealand
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| 1432 |
Birth |
Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)
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| 1507 |
Birth |
Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)
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| 1535 |
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Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church
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| 1552 |
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France signs secret treaty with German Protestants
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| 1562 |
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3rd sitting of Council of Trente opens
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| 1567 |
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Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)
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| 1582 |
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Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland, loses access to Baltic
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| 1586 |
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Battle at Boxum: Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army
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| 1684 |
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Caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48
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| 1705 |
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Walraad, the Young, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nijmegen, dies
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| 1715 |
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Georg C Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist
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| 1716 |
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Philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence)
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| 1730 |
Birth |
John Malchair, composer
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| 1733 |
Birth |
Joseph Lederer, composer
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| 1742 |
Birth |
Eugene Godecharle, composer
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| 1744 |
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Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer, dies at 72
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| 1752 |
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Tobias Smollett publishes pamphlet accusing Fielding of plagiarism
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| 1754 |
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Riot at burial of doelist Daniel Raap in Amsterdam
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| 1755 |
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Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83
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| 1759 |
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British Museum opens in Montague House, London
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