[Woodmonkey]

5 January

Deaths

62 –BC- Lucius Sergius Catilina, kia at Pistoria, reputedly along with c. 10,000 adherents
842 Caliph Al-Mu'tasim of Baghdad (833-842), at c. 52
1066 King Edward the Confessor of England (1043-66)
1336 Francesco Manfredi, Lord of Valdinoce, condottiero, Captain General of the Papal Army, murdered by Lamberto Malatesta, at c. 45
1387 King Pedro IV of Aragon, conqueror of Sicily, at 67
1400 Matteo Colonna, Roman Noble, hanged at Romae
1425 John of Bavaria, Lord of Holland, Zealand, and Dordrecht, poisoned
1470 Charles “the Bold” of Burgandy, at 43, his brains having encountered a Swiss halberd
1537 Alessandro de Medici, Duke of Florence, assassinated
1589 Catherine de Medici, Queen of France (1547-1559), at 69
1592 Duke Willem II of Kleef, at 75
1827 Duke Frederick of York, at 63
1858 Johann Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal, at 91
1941 Amy Johnson, aviatrix, plane crash, b 1903


Events

62 –BC- Battle of Pistoria: Defeat of Cataline’s Conspiracy
1371 Pierre Roger de Beaufort crowned Pope Gregory XI (1371-1378), last Avignonese pope
1477 Battle of Nancy: Swiss defeat Charles the Bold of Burgundy.
1500 Ludovico “il Moro” Sforza captures Milan
1608 Capt. John Smith is captured by the Indians
1675 Battle of Durkheim: The French defeat the Imperialists
1754 Louis XV is stabbed by a madman
1781 Richmond burned by British forces under Benedict Arnold
1822 The Mexican Empire annexes Central America
1855 Crew of USS Plymouth skirmish with Chinese troops near Canton
1861 Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines on Mobile Bay
1861 Attempt to reinforce Ft. Sumter by ship from New York begins
1875 Cdr Edward Lull, USN, begins survey of canal route across Panama
1895 Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, is ceremonially disgraced
1916 Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro
1919 National Socialist [Nazi] Party formed in Germany
1919 Spartacist uprising in Berlin, state of siege proclaimed
1929 Abortive coup in Yugoslavia
1940 Finns begin a counteroffensive at Suomossalmi, will inflict a devastating defeat on the Soviets
1942 Bataan: U.S./Philippine troops begin consolidating the defenses
1942 Burma: British reinforcements (elms 17th Indian Div) arrive.
1942 Japanese 48th Div begins moving from Philippines to Java
1942 Malaya: Japanese troops continue to advance.
1943 Burma: Japanese hold the British before Akyab,
1943 Guadalcanal: Army engineers build bridge across the Matanikau River
1944 New Guinea: US-Aussie offensives struggle towards Kelanoa.
1945 Northern Burma: Chinese advance, crossing the Shweli River.
1958 B-47/F-86 collision at 36,000 feet off the Georgia coast, loses an H-Bomb, which is still missing
1961 US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba
1968 Lt Clarence W. Cote becomes the first male officer in the Navy Nurse Corps
1969 USSR launches Venera 5 – will make 1st successful planetary landing on Venus