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James Watt, Scottish inventor of the steam engine who gave his name to a unit of power, was born. [see 1705]
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William Congreve (58), English dramatist (Love for Love), died.
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Hans Sachs (81), cobbler, poet, composer, inspiration for Wagner's "Die Meistersinger", died.
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Henry Howard (29), earl of Surrey, army commander, poet, was beheaded.
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In Switzerland, Ulrich Zwingli published his 67 Articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which attacked the authority of the Pope.
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Benedict VI was consecrated as Catholic Pope. He succeeded John XIII.
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Mohammed (d.632), "The Prophet", founder of Islam and speaker in the “Koran,” was born into the Quraysh tribe in Makkah. He was orphaned at an early age and found work in a trade caravan. He married a wealthy widow and this gave him the freedom to visit Mount Hira each year to think. His birthday is observed on the 12th day of Rabi ul'Awwal, the 3rd month of the lunar calendar, in a festival known as Mawlid-al-Nabi. The Koran was probably not fixed for the 1st two centuries after the emergence of Islam.
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Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453)
1992 –
Logan Lerman, American actor
1992 –
Shawn Johnson, American gymnast
1991 –
Erin Sanders, American actress
1989 –
Josh Hill, Australian rules footballer
1987 –
Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
1986 –
Loren Galler-Rabinowitz, American ice dancer
1985 –
Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player
1985 –
Esteban Guerrieri, Argentine racing driver
1985 –
Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
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January, 19
- Births
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2008,
Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (b. 1937)
2008,
John Stewart, American musician (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1939)
2008,
Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster for CBC (b. 1936)
2007,
Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow, American professional wrestler (b. 1961)
2007,
Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor (b. 1954)
2007,
Denny Doherty, Canadian singer (The Mamas and the Papas) (b. 1940)
2007,
Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer (b. 1969)
2006,
Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928)
2006,
Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. 1941)
2006,
Aoun Al-Sharif Qasim, Sudanese writer and Islamic scholar (b. 1933)
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January, 19
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