January 21

Today in History
• 1077 - German King Heinrich IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness
• 1522 - Head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope
• 1732 - Russia and Persia sign Treaty of Riascha
• 1793 - Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine in Paris
• 1793 - Prussia and Russia sign partition treaty, dividing Poland
• 1846 - 1st edition of Charles Dickens' newspaper "The Daily News"
• 1861 - Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and 4 other senators resign (U.S Civil War)
• 1899 - Opel manufactures its first automobile


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Grandma's Day
• Mariachi Day
• National Hug Your Puppy Day
• National Max Day
• One-Liners Day
• Our Lady of Altagracia
• Playdate Day
• Thank Your Mentor Day

Birthdays
• 1337 - Charles V, the Wise, king of France, 1364-80
• 1743 - John Fitch, inventor, had a working steamboat years before Fulton
• 1813 - John C Fremont, Pathfinder, map maker/explorer, western U.S., Gov, AZ
• 1815 - Horace Wells, dentist, pioneered use of medical anethesia
• 1821 - John Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP
• 1824 - Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lieutenant General 2nd Corps
• 1855 - John M Browning, U.S., weapons manufacturer
• 1921 - Barney Clark, 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart