425 Historic Events for January 26
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| 66 |
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5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
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| 1109 |
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Albericus of CŒteaux, French saint, dies
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| 1340 |
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English king Edward III proclaimed king of France
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| 1531 |
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Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die
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| 1613 |
Birth |
Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer
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| 1654 |
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Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife
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| 1666 |
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France declares war on England and Munster
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| 1667 |
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Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies
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| 1689 |
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Jean Racine's "Esther," premieres in Saint-Cyr
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| 1697 |
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Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night
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| 1699 |
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Venice, Poland and Austria sign peace treaty with Turkey
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| 1706 |
Death |
Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59
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| 1708 |
Birth |
William Hayes, composer
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| 1714 |
Birth |
Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)
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| 1715 |
Birth |
Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher
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| 1716 |
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George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
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| 1722 |
Birth |
Prestonpans
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| 1736 |
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Stanislaw Lesczynski flees Polish throne
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| 1742 |
Birth |
Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer
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| 1748 |
Birth |
Emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer
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| 1748 |
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England, Netherlands, Austria and Sardinia sign anti-French treaty
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| 1763 |
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Charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden and Norway (1818-44)
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| 1770 |
Birth |
Alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly
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| 1771 |
Birth |
Jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname)
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| 1778 |
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Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis)
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