Historical Events Happened In January - 20

1831  Pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa) on this day in history.  Share it »

1837  John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84 on this day in history.  Share it »

1838  On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64  Share it »

1839  In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance on this day in history.  Share it »

1840  Dumont D'Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica on this day in history.  Share it »

1840  Dutch King Willem II crowned on this day in history.  Share it »

1840  On this day in history dumont D'Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica  Share it »

1841  Hong Kong is ceded to Great Britain. (The island returned to Chinese control in 1997.) on this day in history.  Share it »

1841  On this day in history china cedes Hong Kong to British  Share it »

1843  Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid, Constantinople, London) on this day in history.  Share it »

1844  On this day in history johan Peter Selmer, composer  Share it »

1847  On this day in history w R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank)  Share it »

1850  Investigator, first ship to effect northwest passage, leaves England on this day in history.  Share it »

1850  Investigator, 1st ship to effect northwest passage, leaves England on this day in history.  Share it »

1855  On this day in history amedee-Ernest Chausson, composer  Share it »

1857  On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32  Share it »

1859  On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73  Share it »

1860  Dutch troops conquer Watampone in Celebes on this day in history.  Share it »

1862  Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines on this day in history.  Share it »

1865  Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck on this day in history.  Share it »

1866  On this day in history prim's Insurrection in Spain ends  Share it »

1866  On this day in history richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)  Share it »

1868  On this day in history florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee  Share it »

1869  On this day in history elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes first woman to testify before Congress  Share it »

1869  Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before Congress on this day in history.  Share it »

1870  On this day in history "City of Boston" vanishes at sea with all 177 aboard  Share it »

1870  Hiram R Revels elected to fill unexpired term of Jefferson Davis on this day in history.  Share it »

1870  On this day in history guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer  Share it »

1872  On this day in history california Stock Exchange Board organized  Share it »

1872  Calif Stock Exchange Board organized on this day in history.  Share it »

1873  On this day in history charles A Ellwood, US, sociologist/psychologist  Share it »

1877  Ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses) on this day in history.  Share it »

1878  On this day in history finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)  Share it »

1879  On this day in history british troops under Lord Chelmsford set camp at Isandlwana  Share it »

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1292  On this day in history birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)  Share it »

1358  On this day in history birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)  Share it »

1435  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)  Share it »

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1654  On this day in history birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet  Share it »

1664  On this day in history birth of giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (d. 1718)  Share it »

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on this day in history.  Share it »

1191  On this day in history death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)  Share it »

1479  On this day in history john II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81  Share it »

1569  Miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80 on this day in history.  Share it »

1612  Rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59 on this day in history.  Share it »

1639  On this day in history mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies  Share it »

1666  Anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64 on this day in history.  Share it »

1691  Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  Share it »