Births on January 27

Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim

Born on January 27, 1701

Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (d. 1790)

Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim (January 27, 1701 – September 2, 1790) was a German historian and theologian. He is remembered as Febronius, the pseudonym under which he wrote his 1763 treatise On the State of the Church and the Legitimate Power of the Roman Pontiff and which gave rise to febronianism.

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Events on 1701

23 May

William Kidd
After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.
9 Jul

Battle of Carpi
A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Battle of Carpi.
19 Jul

Nanfan Treaty
Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.

Births on January 27

Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim

Born on January 27, 1701

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William Kidd

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