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📅 Exploring: January 20th
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On This Day: January 20th

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What Happened on January 20 in History

1649

The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings.

1576

The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.

1567

Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drive the French out of Rio de Janeiro.

1523

Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway.

1401

The Taula de canvi (Catalan: "Table of change"), described as Europe's first-ever public bank, began operations inside Barcelona's Llotja de Mar.

1356

Edward Balliol surrenders his claim to the Scottish throne to Edward III in exchange for an English pension.

1320

Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland.

1265

The first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major towns holds its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament".

1156

Finnish peasant Lalli kills English clergyman Henry, the Bishop of Turku, on the ice of Lake Köyliö.

250

Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution.

Born on This Day

Gordian III

Roman emperor (died 244)

Born 225

Alp Arslan

Seljuk sultan (probable; (died 1072)

Born 1029

Elizabeth of Bohemia

queen consort of Bohemia (died 1330)

Born 1292

Ashikaga Yoshimasa

Japanese shōgun (died 1490)

Born 1436

Sebastian Münster

German scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer (died 1552)

Born 1488

Sebastian Franck

German humanist (probable; (died 1543)

Born 1499

Jean Quintin

French priest, knight and writer (died 1561)

Born 1500

Sebastian de Aparicio

Spanish-Mexican rancher and missionary (died 1600)

Born 1502

Died on This Day

Eadbald

king of Kent

640

Al-Shafi‘i

Arab scholar and jurist (born 767)

820

Theophilos

Byzantine emperor (born 813)

842

Louis the Younger

king of the East Frankish Kingdom

882

Li Jitao

Chinese general of Later Tang

924
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