What Happened in January 1651

Historical Events

Coronation of Charles II

Jan 1 Charles II Stuart crowned King of Scotland at Scone Abbey

Famous Birthdays

  • Jan 13 Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (d. 1694)
  • Jan 20 Edward Tyson, English physician and father of comparative anatomy (The Anatomy of a Pygmy), born in Somerset, England (d. 1708)

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 8 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, Italian composer, dies at 56
  • Jan 13 Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch painter, cartoonist, printmaker, and engraver, dies at 86