421 Historic Events for January 31
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| 314 |
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St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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| 876 |
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Charles becomes king of Italy
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| 1504 |
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By treaty of Lyons, French cede Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon
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| 1517 |
Birth |
Gioseffo Zarlino, composer
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| 1531 |
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Kings Ferdinand of Austria/J nos Z polyai of Hungary accept each other
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| 1560 |
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Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois
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| 1561 |
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Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies
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| 1573 |
Birth |
Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer
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| 1573 |
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Ambrosius Metzger, composer
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| 1578 |
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Battle of Gembloers
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| 1580 |
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Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies
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| 1596 |
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Catholic League disjoins
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| 1601 |
Birth |
Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter
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| 1606 |
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Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35
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| 1607 |
Birth |
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
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| 1609 |
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Wisselbank of Amsterdam established
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| 1612 |
Birth |
Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia
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| 1614 |
Birth |
Nicolas Saboly, composer
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| 1620 |
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Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief
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| 1623 |
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Fran‡ois-Xavier de Laval
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| 1627 |
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Spanish government goes bankrupt
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| 1633 |
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Nathaniel Crew, English bishop (Durham)
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| 1675 |
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Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft
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| 1679 |
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Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bell‚rophon," premieres in Paris
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| 1696 |
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Revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam)
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