Page 5: Historical Events In January - 01

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

1807  On January - 01 curaçao is taken by English (until March, 1816)   

1808  African Benevolent Society (education) forms on January - 01.   

1808  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 on this day in history.   

1808  Sierra Leone becomes a British colony on this day in history.   

1808  On January - 01 congress prohibits importation of slaves   

1809  On January - 01 holland Brigade under brig gen Chasse reaches Madrid   

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

1809  Holland Brigade under Brigadier General Chassé reaches Madrid on January - 01.   

1814  On this day in history field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub   

1814  On this day in history field marshal Blücher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub   

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

1816  Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

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

1818  On January - 01 official reopening of the White House   

1818  On this day in history fedele Fenaroli, composer, dies at 87   

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  William Lloyd Garrison publishes first issue of abolitionist journal on January - 01.   

1831  On January - 01 william Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal   

1831  On January - 01 william Joseph Westbrook, composer   

1833  On this day in history british government demands Falkland islands   

1833  Curaçao census 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people & 5,894 slaves on this day in history.   

1834  On January - 01 german Tolunie goes into effect   

1838  On January - 01 the first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide   

1838  On January - 01 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide   

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

1840  1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, NYC on this day in history.   

1842  1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC on this day in history.   

1843  Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer on January - 01.   

1844  First edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) on this day in history.   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.   

1431  On this day in history birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on this day in history.   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.   

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  On this day in history basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.   

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

1204  On this day in history death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.   

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on this day in history.