Historical Events In January - 22
Friday, 29 March 2024
1748 On this day in history lewis Edson, composer
1753 Peter Fuchs, composer on this day in history.
1756 On this day in history vincenzo Righini, composer
1758 On this day in history russian troops occupy Königsberg, East Prussia [OS=Jan 11]
1760 Battle at Wandewash India: British troops beat French on January - 22.
1771 On this day in history spain agrees to cede Falkland Islands to Britain.
1771 On this day in history spain ceded the Falkland Islands to Britain.
1771 On this day in history the Falkland Islands are given to Britain by the Spanish
1771 Spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain on this day in history.
1775 Marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw Poland on January - 22.
1779 On January - 22 stefano Pavesi, composer
1781 Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer on this day in history.
1781 On January - 22 johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66
1788 On January - 22 the birth of Lord Byron, English poet
1788 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) on January - 22.
1796 On this day in history bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78
1798 On this day in history coup of Midderigh
1798 Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 71 on January - 22.
1799 On this day in history horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58
1802 On this day in history richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY)
1813 Major General Henry Proctor leads 500 soldiers and militia, with Tecumseh's 800 Indians from Amherstburg, in a counterattack across the frozen Detroit River after his defeat 4 days earlier. He recaptures the River Raison post, and defeats 900 US troops led by Brig. Gen. James Winchester, capturing Winchester and 500 Americans on this day in history.
1813 Americans capture Frenchtown, Canada on this day in history.
1814 1st Knights Templar grand encampment in US held, NYC on this day in history.
1815 On this day in history ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer
1816 Lord Byron completes "Parisina" & "Siege of Corinth" on this day in history.
1817 On this day in history english freighter Diana sinks off Malaysia
1820 On January - 22 hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet
1824 On this day in history ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.
1824 Josef Leopold Zvonar, composer on this day in history.
1826 [Merriwether] Jeff Thompson, Partisan (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on January - 22.
1831 Charles Darwin takes his Bachelors of Art exam on January - 22.
1837 Earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands on January - 22.
1840 On this day in history the first British colonists arrive at Port Nicholson, New Zealand.
1840 On this day in history british colonists reach New Zealand.
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