Monday, Jan 19, 2026
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379 - Theodosius installed as co-emperor of East Roman Empire.
570 - Birth of Mohammed, Islamic prophet (Koran).
639 - Dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies.
973 - Pope Benedictus VI elected.
1200 - Birth of Dogen Kigen Japan, Zen teacher, first patriarch of the Japanese Soto.
1419 - French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in Hundred Years War.
1479 - Johan II king of Aragón/Navarra, dies at age 81.
1493 - France cedes Roussillon and Cerdágne to Spain by treaty of Barcelona.
1544 - Birth of Francis II de Valois-Angoulême king of France (1559-60).
1547 - Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at age 29.
