BIRTHDAY EVENTS

  • Jan 22, 1371

    King Robert II

    King Robert II Stuart of Scotland crowned
  • Jan 22, 1506

    Swiss Guards

    The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrive at the Vatican
  • Jan 22, 1510

    Jews

    Jews are expelled from Colmar Germany
  • Jan 22, 1517

    Cairo

    Turks conquer Cairo
  • Jan 22, 1528

    Emporer Charles v

    England & France declare war on Emperor Charles V
  • Jan 22, 1575

    Queen Elizabeth I

    English Queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis & William Byrd music press monopoly
  • Calendar

    Parts of Switzerland adopt Gregorian calendar (& parts in 1812)
  • Postal Service

    Postal service between New York & Boston inaugurated
  • Lord Halifax

    Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords
  • Russian Troops

    Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East Prussia [OS=Jan 11]