1520 - King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the SwedesThe Kingdom of Sweden Konungariket Sverige in Swedish) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf at Lake Asunde.
1535Events January 18 Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro June 24 The Anabaptist state of Munster is conquered and disbanded. May 19 French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail for his second voyage to North America with 3 ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacon - LimaLima is the capital and the largest city in Peru. It is situated in a valley fed by the Rimac river, in the desert coast of the country near its Pacific port of Callao. Total population (1995 estimate): 6,117,489, approximately one-third of which lives in, PeruFor other uses, see Peru (disambiguation The Republic of Per ( Spanish: Per Quechua, Aymara: Piruw is a country in western South America, bordering with Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chil founded by Francisco PizarroFrancisco Pizarro (circa 1475 June 26, 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Inca Empire and founder of the city of Lima. Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain. He was an illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro, who as colonel of infan.
1670Events January 21 Highwayman Claude Duval is executed in Tyburn, Middlesex April Pope Clement X is elected. May 2 The Hudson's Bay Company is formed in England. May 26 In Dover, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France secretly sign a treaty ending h - Henry MorganSir Henry Morgan (c. 1635 August 25, 1688) was a privateer of Welsh birth, who made a name in the Caribbean as a leader of buccaneers and roughnecks. The eldest son of Robert Morgan, a squire of Llanrhymny in Glamorganshire, the details of Morgan's early captures PanamaPanama ( Spanish: Panam is the southernmost country of Central America. It constitutes the last part of a natural land bridge between the North American and South American continents. History Main article: History of Panama Panama was part of Spain's colo.
1990 - Former preschool operators Raymond Buckey and his mother Peggy McMartin Buckey are acquitted in a Los Angeles, California court of 52 child molestation charges.
1995 - In southern France near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc a network of caves are discovered that contain paintings and engravings that are 17,000 to 20,000 years old.
1997 - In north west Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill 3 Spanish aid workers, 3 soldiers and seriously wound one other.
1997 - Boerge Ousland of Norway becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided.
1940 "In The Mood" (w. Andy Razaf m. Joe Garland) - Joe Loss & his Orchestra
1940 "It's A Hap - Hap - Happy Day" (w.m. Sammy Timberg, Winston Sharples & Al J. Neiburg) - Josephine Bradley & her Orchestra
1942 "I Want My Mama" (w. (Port) Jararaca & Vincente Paiva (Eng) Al Stillman m. Jararaca & Vincente Paiva) - Bing Crosby with Woody Herman & his Woodchoppers
1942 "Deep In The Heart Of Texas" (w. June Hershey m. Don Swander) - Bing Crosby with Woody Herman & his Woodchoppers