Historical Events In January - 09

1793  Jean-Pierre Blanchard makes the first successful balloon flight in the U.S. His hydrogen-filled balloon lifts off in Philadelphia, PA and lands 15 miles away in Woodbury, NJ on January - 09.   

1793  On January - 09 1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Phila   

1798  Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1799  On January - 09 income Tax introduced in UK   

1803  Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888 on this day in history.   

1806  On January - 09 admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral.   

1811  The first Women's Golf Tournament held on January - 09.   

1811  1st Women's Golf Tournament held on this day in history.   

1812  On January - 09 swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon   

1815  William Jackson, composer on this day in history.   

1816  John Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889 on January - 09.   

1820  On January - 09 pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

1822  On this day in history john Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901   

1828  Pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot (Neder-Rhijn), dies at 83 on January - 09.   

1829  Adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken) on this day in history.   

1832  On January - 09 esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname   

1834  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia   

1839  Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science on January - 09.   

1839  Thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri) on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

1843  Christiaan A Ulder, Curacao, composer (waltzes/tumbas) on January - 09.   

1843  On this day in history caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany   

1847  On January - 09 the first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star)   

1847  1st SF newspaper published (California Star) on this day in history.   

1848  People's uprising in Palermo Sicily on this day in history.   

1848  The first commercial bank in San Francisco established on this day in history.   

1848  1st commercial bank in SF established on this day in history.   

1849  On January - 09 jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83   

1851  Giuseppi Gallignani, composer on January - 09.   

1853  Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1854  On January - 09 astor Library opens in New York City NY   

1854  Astor Library opens in NYC on January - 09.   

1854  On this day in history filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77   

1855  The clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies on this day in history.   

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on this day in history.   

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  On January - 09 birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

1695  On this day in history birth of john E Loovens, lawyer   

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on January - 09.   

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on this day in history.   

1150  On January - 09 death of emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état.   

1282  On this day in history death of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)   

1283  On January - 09 death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

1499  Johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on January - 09.   

1543  On January - 09 death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on January - 09.   

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on January - 09.