Historical Events In January - 04

1881  Johannes Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" premieres, Breslau on January - 04.   

1881  On this day in history wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)   

1883  On January - 04 ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) forms   

1883  Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52) on January - 04.   

1883  Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on January - 04.   

1884  Last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario) on January - 04.   

1885  An appendix is successfuly removed for the first time in Iowa, USA on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history dr W W Grant of Iowa, performs first appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22)   

1885  The first appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant of Davenport, Iowa on January - 04.   

1885  Dr W W Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22) on January - 04.   

1885  Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1886  On January - 04 ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77   

1887  On January - 04 thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km   

1887  Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF) on this day in history.   

1888  Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12) on this day in history.   

1889  On January - 04 albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child)   

1890  On January - 04 alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff   

1891  On January - 04 joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies   

1893  On January - 04 uS President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy   

1893  On January - 04 uS pres Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy   

1893  Manuel Palau Boix, composer on January - 04.   

1894  France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia on this day in history.   

1894  Wesley La Violette, composer on this day in history.   

1895  On January - 04 lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter   

1896  Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state on January - 04.   

1896  Seven members of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell's cabinet resign over the Manitoba Schools Question on January - 04.   

1896  On January - 04 utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state.   

1896  On this day in history aFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC   

1898  1st installment of William Dean Howell's "Life & Letters" appears on January - 04.   

1898  Roger Vuataz, composer on January - 04.   

1898  On January - 04 frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73   

1902  On this day in history france's Panama Canal Co. offers to sell its interests to the United States and reduces its asking price from $109 million to $40 million   

1902  Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick vs England at the MCG on January - 04.   

1902  On January - 04 hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick v England at the MCG   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on January - 04.   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on this day in history.   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  On this day in history death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  On January - 04 death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  On this day in history death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies