449 Historic Events for January 28
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| 814 |
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Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71
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| 1077 |
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German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness
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| 1077 |
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Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV
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| 1099 |
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1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria
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| 1119 |
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Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies
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| 1256 |
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Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
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| 1262 |
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Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm
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| 1393 |
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Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents)
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| 1393 |
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Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball
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| 1457 |
Birth |
Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)
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| 1495 |
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Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France
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| 1528 |
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Philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies
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| 1547 |
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9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England
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| 1547 |
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Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55
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| 1549 |
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Elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80
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| 1560 |
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John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies
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| 1561 |
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By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended
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| 1578 |
Birth |
Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39)
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| 1581 |
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James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland
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| 1582 |
Birth |
John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon)
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| 1595 |
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Francis Drake, English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50
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| 1600 |
Birth |
Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69)
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| 1606 |
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Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85
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| 1608 |
Birth |
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer
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| 1611 |
Birth |
Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)
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