This Day In European History
7th January
Events1451: The University of Glasgow is founded by King James II of Scotland.
1558: The English held city of Calais falls to French forces under the Duke of Guise; all of England's former French lands are now lost.
1584: The Gregorian Calendar is adopted in Catholic regions of Holy Roman Emperor and Swiss Confederation.
1610: Galileo reveals his discovery of Jupiter's moons.
1714: The first typewriter is patented by Englishman Henry Mill.
1785: The first crossing of the English Channel by balloon; the journey is made by Jean-Pierre Blanchard of France and John Jeffries of America.
1932: Germany declares it can not, and will not, continue to pay WW1 reparations.
Births
1611: James Harrington, English philosopher and author of 'The Common-wealth of Oceana'.
1768: Joseph Bonaparte, elder brother of Napoleon and King of Spain.
1844: St. Bernadette of Lourdes, French religious visionary.
1899: Francis Poulenc, French composer.
Deaths
1536: Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII.
1537: Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, murdered by Lorenzino Medici.
1619: Nicholas Hilliard, English miniature painter.
1715: Francois de Salignac de La Mothe-Fenelon, French theologian and writer.
1758: Allen Ramsay, Scottish painter.
