This Day In European History

15th January

Events
1535: King Henry VIII of England begins using the title 'Supreme Head of the Church on Earth'.
1559: Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England.
1579: The Union of Utrecht melds numerous Dutch provinces into a single military unit to repel Spain, forming the basis for the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
1582: Treaty of Yam-Zapolski between Russia and Poland ends the Livonian War in Poland's favour.
1759: The British Museum first opens to the general public.
1880: The first telephone directory for the UK published; it is six pages long.
1919: Jan Paderewski becomes the first prime minister of the new Polish Republic.

Births
1622: Moliere, French writer.
1675: Louis duc de St. Simon, French memoirist.
1754: Jacques-Pierre Brissot, French leader of the Girondins, a revolutionary group.
1791: Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright.
1810: Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French socialist.

Deaths
69: Roman Emperor Servius Sulpicius Galba, assassinated.
1597: Juan de Herrera, Spanish architect.
1815: Lady Emma Hamilton, Nelson's mistress.
1919: Rosa Luxemburg, Polish/German radical.

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