Historical Events In January - 19

1830  George Blake Cosby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909 on this day in history.   

1830  On January - 19 wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer, dies at 56   

1832  On this day in history ferdinand Laub, composer   

1833  Charles Darwin reaches Straits Ponsonby, Fireland on this day in history.   

1837  On January - 19 william Williams Keen, surgeon (brain)   

1839  Aden conquered by British East India Company on this day in history.   

1839  On January - 19 the birth of Paul Cézanne, French painter   

1839  Bohumil Pazdirek, composer on this day in history.   

1839  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 on January - 19.   

1840  Antarctica discovered, Charles Wilkes expedition (US claim) on this day in history.   

1840  LT Charles Wilkes, USN is first American to discover Antarctic coast on this day in history.   

1851  David Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford) on January - 19.   

1853  On this day in history napoleon III marries Eugénie de Montijo   

1853  On January - 19 verdi's opera "Il Trovatore" premieres, in Rome   

1853  Napoleon III marries Eugenie de Montijo on January - 19.   

1858  Eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries) on this day in history.   

1859  Alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist (Handbook of Trees of Calif) on January - 19.   

1861  Georgia becomes 5th state to secede on January - 19.   

1861  On January - 19 georgia joins the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War.   

1861  On this day in history georgia seceded from the Union.   

1861  On January - 19 mS troops take Fort Massachusetts an Ship Island   

1862  Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky (Fishing Creek, Logan's Crossroads) on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history battle of Mill Springs, KY (Fishing Creek, Logan's Crossroads)   

1863  General Mieroslawski appointed dictator of Poland on January - 19.   

1863  On January - 19 werner Sombart, German fascist (Juden und das Wirtschaftsleben)   

1865  NV Suriname Bank established on this day in history.   

1865  Union occupies Fort Anderson NC on January - 19.   

1866  On this day in history harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)   

1868  On this day in history gustav Meyrink, writer   

1869  On this day in history alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations)   

1871  The first Negro lodge of US Masons approved, New Jersey on January - 19.   

1871  1st Negro lodge of US Masons approved, New Jersey on this day in history.   

1873  On January - 19 hans E Blaich, writer   

1874  H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on January - 19.   

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0399  Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453) was born on this day in history.   

1200  On January - 19 birth of dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto   

1544  Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60) was born on January - 19.   

1613  Jacques Huyn, composer was born on this day in history.   

1639  Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian was born on January - 19.   

1676  John Weldon, composer was born on January - 19.   

1679  Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On January - 19 birth of hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist   

0639  Dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies on this day in history.   

1479  Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1526  Death of Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501) on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history death of henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29   

1549  On this day in history barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies   

1576  Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

1625  Erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.