And the next date in the calendar is....

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2 January 1861 – Death of King Frederick William IV of Prussia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William_IV_of_Prussia

 

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3 January 1892 – Birth of J R R Tolkien, CBE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien

 

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4 January 1878 – Birth of Augustus John, OM, RA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_John

 

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5 January 1066 – King Edward the Confessor dies childless, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor

 

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6 January 1367 – Birth of King Richard II of England

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II_of_England

 

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7 January 1655 – Death of Pope Innocent X

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Innocent_X

 

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January 8, 1824 - Birth of author Wilkie Collins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkie_Collins

 

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January 9, 1854 - Birth of Jenny Jerome, Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Randolph_Churchill

 

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10 January 1645 – Archbishop William Laud is beheaded at the Tower of London.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Laud

 

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January 11, 1591 - Birth of Robert Devereaux. 3rd Earl of Essex

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Devereux,_3rd_Earl_of_Essex

 

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12 January 1895 – The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Trust_for_Places_of_Historic_Interest_or_Natural_Beauty

 

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January 13, 1547 - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Howard,_Earl_of_Surrey

 

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January 14, 83 B C - Birth of Marc Antony

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Antony

 

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January 15, 1559 - Elizabeth I crowned Queen @ Westminster Abbey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England

 

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January 16, 1547 - Ivan IV (the Terrible) becomes Tsar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible

 

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January 17, 1706 - Birth of Benjamin Franklin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin

 

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January 18, 1878 - James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook

 

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19 January 1807 – Birth of Robert E Lee

 

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20 January 1936 – Death of King George V

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V

 

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January 21, 1793 - Louis XVI executed by guillotine, for treason

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI_of_France