Page 5: Historical Events In January - 01
Thursday, 04 December 2025
1807 On January - 01 curacao is taken by English (until March, 1816) 

1807 Curaçao is taken by English (until March, 1816) on this day in history. 

1808 African Benevolent Society (education) forms on this day in history. 

1808 On January - 01 importation of slaves into the United States is banned as of January 1 by an act of Congress passed last year, but illegal imports continue 

1808 Sierra Leone becomes a British colony on January - 01. 

1808 On January - 01 congress prohibits importation of slaves 

1809 Holland Brigade under brig gen Chasse reaches Madrid on January - 01. 

1809 John Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet) on this day in history. 

1809 On January - 01 holland Brigade under Brigadier General Chassé reaches Madrid 

1814 Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub on this day in history. 

1814 Field marshal Blücher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub on January - 01. 

1815 On January - 01 charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism) 

1816 On this day in history francois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60 

1817 Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist on January - 01. 

1817 Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73 on January - 01. 

1818 Official reopening of the White House on January - 01. 

1818 Fedele Fenaroli, composer, dies at 87 on January - 01. 

1819 On January - 01 arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold 

1826 Baron Van der Capellen resigns as Governor of Dutch-Indies on this day in history. 

1827 On this day in history dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java 

1827 William Lewis "Old Tige" Cabell, Brig General (Confederate Army) on January - 01. 

1831 On January - 01 william Lloyd Garrison publishes first issue of abolitionist journal 

1831 On this day in history william Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal 

1831 William Joseph Westbrook, composer on January - 01. 

1833 British government demands Falkland islands on this day in history. 

1833 On this day in history curaçao census 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people & 5,894 slaves 

1834 German Tolunie goes into effect on January - 01. 

1838 On this day in history the first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide 

1838 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide on this day in history. 

1838 On this day in history william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 

1840 On January - 01 1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, NYC 

1842 1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC on January - 01. 

1843 On this day in history nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer 

1844 On this day in history first edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) 

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