Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies

Death

Sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden

Event

Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52

Death

Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet

Event

Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange

Birth

Deventer and Zutphen surrender to Spain

Event

Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees

Event

Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies

Death

Fjodor Aleksejevitsj becomes czar of Russia

Event

Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)

Birth

Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet

Birth

Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies

Death

Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)

Birth

Carlmann Kolb, composer

Birth

Giuseppi Bonno, composer

Birth

Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist

Birth

Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal

Birth

John Gays' "Beggar's Opera," premieres in London [NS=Feb 9]

Event

Paris churchyard Saint-M‚dard closed after Jansenistic ritual

Event

Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason)

Birth

Andr‚ Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies

Death

Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, (Rep/Gov-Va)/general

Birth

Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14)

Birth

J G Seume, writer

Birth

Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich

Event