1_2 Events in History.

376 Historic Events for January 2

17 Publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies Death
69 Roman Lower Rhine army proclaims its commander, Vitellius, emperor Event
533 John II begins his reign as Catholic Pope Event
1235 Emperor Joseph II orders Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family names Event
1492 Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day) Event
1570 Tsar Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod begins Event
1585 Spain and Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville Event
1602 Battle at Kinsale, Ireland: English army beats Spanish Event
1602 Spanish force in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale Event
1642 Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey) Birth

1647 Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676) Birth
1678 Staatsoper Hamburg opens with Theiles "Adam und Eva" Event
1699 Osman III, sultan (Turkey) Birth
1726 Domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37 Death
1727 James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Qu‚bec) Birth
1728 Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium Birth
1732 Franz Xaver Brixi, composer Birth
1740 Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 Death
1752 Philip Freneau, poet of American Revolution (The American Village) Birth
1757 British troops occupy Calcutta India Event
1763 John Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72 Death
1776 1st revolutionary flag displayed Event
1776 Austria ends interregation torture Event
1777 Christian D Rauch, German sculptor Birth
1780 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66 Death