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01/28/0814
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Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71
Type: Death
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01/28/1077
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German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness
Type: Event
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01/28/1077
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Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV
Type: Event
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01/28/1099
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1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria
Type: Event
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01/28/1119
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Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies
Type: Death
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01/28/1256
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Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
Type: Death
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01/28/1262
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Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm
Type: Event
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01/28/1393
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Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents)
Type: Event
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01/28/1393
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Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball
Type: Death
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01/28/1457
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Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)
Type: Birth
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01/28/1495
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Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France
Type: Event
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01/28/1528
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Philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies
Type: Death
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01/28/1547
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9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England
Type: Event
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01/28/1547
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Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55
Type: Death
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01/28/1549
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Elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80
Type: Death
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01/28/1560
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John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies
Type: Death
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01/28/1561
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By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended
Type: Event
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01/28/1578
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Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39)
Type: Birth
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01/28/1581
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James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland
Type: Event
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01/28/1582
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John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon)
Type: Birth
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01/28/1595
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Francis Drake, English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50
Type: Death
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01/28/1600
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Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69)
Type: Birth
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01/28/1606
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Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85
Type: Death
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01/28/1608
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Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer
Type: Birth
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01/28/1611
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Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)
Type: Birth
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01/28/1612
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Thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies
Type: Death
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01/28/1613
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Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune
Type: Event
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01/28/1621
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Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68
Type: Death
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01/28/1627
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Alfonso Marsh, composer
Type: Birth
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01/28/1645
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Gottfried Vopelius, composer
Type: Birth
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01/28/1687
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Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday
Type: Death
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01/28/1688
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Jan Maurits Quinkhard, Dutch portrait painter
Type: Birth
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01/28/1689
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English parliament ends king Charles II reign
Type: Event
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01/28/1691
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Johann Balthasar Konig, composer
Type: Birth
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01/28/1693
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Anna "Ivanovna", tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2/7 NS)
Type: Birth
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01/28/1693
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Gregor Joseph Werner, composer
Type: Birth
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01/28/1702
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Hermanus Noordkerk, Dutch lawyer
Type: Birth
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01/28/1706
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John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)
Type: Birth
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01/28/1714
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Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon)
Type: Birth
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01/28/1717
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Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74)
Type: Birth
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01/28/1722
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Johann Ernst Bach, composer
Type: Birth
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01/28/1725
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Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia, dies at 52 [NS=Feb 8]
Type: Death
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01/28/1754
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Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69
Type: Death
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01/28/1756
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Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer
Type: Birth
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01/28/1757
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Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer
Type: Birth
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01/28/1768
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Frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)
Type: Birth
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01/28/1768
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John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44
Type: Death
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01/28/1775
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Peter the Great, Russia
Type: Birth
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01/28/1782
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Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84
Type: Death
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01/28/1784
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George HG earl of Aberdeen, English secretary of State
Type: Birth
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