January 24
WORLD EVENTS
41 Gaius Caesar (Caligula) is assassinated
1679 King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament
1742 Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor
1862 Bucharest proclaimed capital of Romania
1984 The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale
BIRTHS
3 BC Galba, Roman Emperor
76 Hadrian, Roman Emperor
1444 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan
1712 King Frederick II of Prussia
1742 Anne, Duchess of Cumberland & Strathearn
1746 King Gustaf III of Sweden
1779 Tsarina Elizabeth Alexeievna
1862 Edith Wharton, American writer
1917 Ernest Borgnine, American actor
1941 Neil Diamond, American singer
1941 Aaron Neville, American singer
1961 Nastassja Kinski, German-born actress
1968 Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast
DEATHS
41 Caligula, Emperor of Rome
772 Pope Stephen III
1002 Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
1125 David IV of Georgia
1366 Alfonso IV of Aragon
1595 Ferdinand II of Austria
1924 Marie-Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
1965 Winston Churchill, soldier, politician, historian, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, & Nobel laureate
1993 Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Supreme Court Justice & the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States
Today is also the....
Feast of St. Francis de Sales [Catholic]
Feast of Our Lady of Peace [Catholic]
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
On this day...
January 23
Wedding Anniversary:
1999 Princess Caroline of Monaco & Prince Ernst August of Hanover [civil]
BIRTHS
1688 Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
1896 Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
1957 Princess Caroline of Monaco
DEATHS
1002 Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
1567 Jiajing, Emperor of China
1570 James Stewart, Earl of Moary, regent of Scotland
1820 Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent & Stathearn
January 23 is also the Feast Day of Blessed Mother Marianne Cope of Moloka'i
Wedding Anniversary:
1999 Princess Caroline of Monaco & Prince Ernst August of Hanover [civil]
BIRTHS
1688 Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
1896 Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
1957 Princess Caroline of Monaco
DEATHS
1002 Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
1567 Jiajing, Emperor of China
1570 James Stewart, Earl of Moary, regent of Scotland
1820 Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent & Stathearn
January 23 is also the Feast Day of Blessed Mother Marianne Cope of Moloka'i
yesterday...
January 22
BIRTHS
1440 Ivan III of Russia
1797 Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress of Brazil
1831 Prince Christian of Schleswig-Hostein
1869 Grigori Rasputin
1962 Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan of Malaysia
DEATHS
239 Cao Rui (Wei Ming Di), Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei
1666 Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor of India
1901 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India
1922 Pope Benedict XV
1954 Princess Margaret of Prussia, Queen of Finland
January 22 is also the Feast of St. Vincent of Saragossa (Catholic)
BIRTHS
1440 Ivan III of Russia
1797 Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress of Brazil
1831 Prince Christian of Schleswig-Hostein
1869 Grigori Rasputin
1962 Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan of Malaysia
DEATHS
239 Cao Rui (Wei Ming Di), Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei
1666 Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor of India
1901 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India
1922 Pope Benedict XV
1954 Princess Margaret of Prussia, Queen of Finland
January 22 is also the Feast of St. Vincent of Saragossa (Catholic)
Friday, January 21, 2011
On this day...
January 21st:
Birthdays:
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway {2004}
Wedding Anniversaries:
King Simeon II of Bulgaria & Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela {1962} [religious]
Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein & Angela Gisela Brown {2000} [civil]
Other reasons to celebrate today...
Other events that took place today:
BIRTHS
1338 King Charles V of France
1829 King Oscar II of Sweden & Norway
1937 Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
DEATHS
304 Saint Agnes
917 Erchanger, Duke of Swabia
1118 Pope Paschal II
1774 Mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan
1793 King Louis XVI of France
1919 Gojong of Joseon, Emperor of Korea
Birthdays:
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway {2004}
Wedding Anniversaries:
King Simeon II of Bulgaria & Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela {1962} [religious]
Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein & Angela Gisela Brown {2000} [civil]
Other reasons to celebrate today...
- Feast of Our Lady of Altagracia {Catholic}
- Feast of St.Agnes {Catholic}
Other events that took place today:
- After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine. (1793)
- Albania declares itself a republic. (1925)
BIRTHS
1338 King Charles V of France
1829 King Oscar II of Sweden & Norway
1937 Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
DEATHS
304 Saint Agnes
917 Erchanger, Duke of Swabia
1118 Pope Paschal II
1774 Mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan
1793 King Louis XVI of France
1919 Gojong of Joseon, Emperor of Korea
Thursday, January 20, 2011
First Post!!
On this day...
January 20
Birthdays:
Sophie, Countess of Wessex {Great Britain} 1965
Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant {Belgium} 1973
Carlos Klynstra {Netherlands & Bourbon-Parma} 1997
Prince Tassilo Preslavski of Bulgaria {Bulgaria} 2002
Wedding Anniversaries:
King Simeon II of Bulgaria & Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela 1962 [civil]
Deaths:
King George V of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 1936
Today is also...
Some events of longo ago that also happened on Januray 20th:
1320 Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes King of Poland
1356 Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scotland
1523 Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark & Norway
1649 Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes"
1936 Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom
BIRTHS
225 Gordian III, Roman Emperor
1292 Elisabeth of Bohemia
1358 Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile
1554 King Sebastian of Portugal
1716 King Charles III of Spain
DEATHS
250 Pope Fabian
1191 Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia
1479 King John II of Aragon
1612 Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
1666 Anne of Austria, wife of Louis XIII of France
1819 King Charles IV of Spain
1848 Christian VIII of Denmark
1891 David Kalakaua, King of Hawaii
January 20
Birthdays:
Sophie, Countess of Wessex {Great Britain} 1965
Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant {Belgium} 1973
Carlos Klynstra {Netherlands & Bourbon-Parma} 1997
Prince Tassilo Preslavski of Bulgaria {Bulgaria} 2002
Wedding Anniversaries:
King Simeon II of Bulgaria & Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela 1962 [civil]
Deaths:
King George V of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India 1936
Today is also...
- The beginning of the zodiac sign Aquarius
- Tu B'shvat in the Jewish faith
- Saint Agnes Eve in Catholicism
- The anniversary of presidential inaugurations since 1937, when FDR was sworn in for his 2nd term (his last inauguration was 1945). Other notable inaugurations have included JFK (1961), Reagan (1981), and most recently Obama (2009).
- The day in 1986 when Martin Luther King, Jr. day was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time
Some events of longo ago that also happened on Januray 20th:
1320 Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes King of Poland
1356 Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scotland
1523 Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark & Norway
1649 Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes"
1936 Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom
BIRTHS
225 Gordian III, Roman Emperor
1292 Elisabeth of Bohemia
1358 Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile
1554 King Sebastian of Portugal
1716 King Charles III of Spain
DEATHS
250 Pope Fabian
1191 Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia
1479 King John II of Aragon
1612 Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
1666 Anne of Austria, wife of Louis XIII of France
1819 King Charles IV of Spain
1848 Christian VIII of Denmark
1891 David Kalakaua, King of Hawaii