Historical Events In January - 05

1859  On January - 05 the first steamboat sails, Red River   

1859  On this day in history 1st steamboat sails, Red River   

1859  On this day in history deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

1860  St John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies on January - 05.   

1861  250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter on January - 05.   

1861  On this day in history alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay   

1861  250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter on this day in history.   

1862  Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1871  A group of Chinese find a nugget at Dunolly, Victoria, called The Precious, which yields 50.418 kg of pure gold on January - 05.   

1871  On this day in history frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer   

1874  The city of Winnipeg holds first civic election. Only 304 voters were registered, but 331 ballots are cast. go figure on January - 05.   

1874  On this day in history joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)   

1875  CDR Edward Lull begins expedition to locate best ship canal route across Panama on January - 05.   

1875  Charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris on January - 05.   

1875  On January - 05 president Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg MS   

1876  On January - 05 konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)   

1880  Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer on January - 05.   

1881  On this day in history nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

1887  On this day in history 1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University   

1888  Dutch Heidemaatschappij established on January - 05.   

1888  Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday on January - 05.   

1889  Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] on January - 05.   

1890  On this day in history cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies   

1891  On January - 05 johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893]   

1891  On January - 05 guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89   

1892  1st successful auroral photograph made on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history francesca Bertini, Florence Italy, actress (Odette, Assunta Spina)   

1893  Friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik) on this day in history.   

1895  French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank in anti-semitic trial; later declared innocent on this day in history.   

1895  On January - 05 french Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent   

1895  On this day in history henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London   

1895  On January - 05 jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest   

1896  German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays on January - 05.   

1896  Hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP) on January - 05.   

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  On January - 05 birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on January - 05.   

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on January - 05.   

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on January - 05.   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

0842  On January - 05 death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.   

1387  On January - 05 pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.   

1425  On January - 05 death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  On January - 05 death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  On January - 05 death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  On this day in history charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43