This day in History - January 24

352 Historic Events for January 24
41 Death Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28
76 Birth Publius A Hadrianus, 14th Roman Emperor (117-138)
661 Death Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered
772 Death Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies
772 Event Stephen III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
817 Event St Paschal I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Stephen IV
817 Death Stefanus IV, [V/Colonna?], pope (816-17), dies
1076 Event Synod of Worms: German King Henry IV fires Pope Gregory VII
1118 Event Giovanni Caetani elected Pope Gelasius II
1328 Event King Edward III of England marries Philippa of Henegouwen
1336 Death Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36
1458 Event Matthias I Corvinus chosen king of Hungary
1473 Death Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies
1534 Event Fran‡ois I signs classified treaty with evangelical German monarchy
1547 Death Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason
1556 Event Heavy earthquake strikes Shaaxi China, kills 830,000
1568 Event Abdij Church in Middelburg destroyed by fire
1568 Event In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw
1613 Event Amsterdams merchant Hans Bontemantel baptized
1616 Event Jacques Le Maire discovers Street Lemaire/Cape Receiver
1634 Event Emperor Ferdinand II declares Albrecht von Wallenstein a traitor
1639 Death George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated
1639 Event Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders
1644 Event Battle at Nantwich Cheshire: Parliamentary armies win
1652 Event Duke of Orl‚ans joins Fronde rebels