Page 5: Historical Events In January - 01

1807  Curacao is taken by English (until March, 1816) on January - 01.   

1807  Curaçao is taken by English (until March, 1816) on January - 01.   

1808  On January - 01 african Benevolent Society (education) forms   

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 January - 01.   

1808  On January - 01 sierra Leone becomes a British colony   

1808  Congress prohibits importation of slaves on January - 01.   

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

1809  On this day in history john Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet)   

1809  Holland Brigade under Brigadier General Chassé reaches Madrid on this day in history.   

1814  On January - 01 field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub   

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

1815  Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1818  Official reopening of the White House on this day in history.   

1818  Fedele Fenaroli, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1819  Arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold on January - 01.   

1826  On this day in history baron Van der Capellen resigns as Governor of Dutch-Indies   

1827  Dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java on this day in history.   

1827  William Lewis "Old Tige" Cabell, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

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

1831  William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal on January - 01.   

1831  William Joseph Westbrook, composer on January - 01.   

1833  British government demands Falkland islands on January - 01.   

1833  On January - 01 curaçao census 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people & 5,894 slaves   

1834  German Tolunie goes into effect on January - 01.   

1838  The first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide on January - 01.   

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  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  Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer on this day in history.   

1844  On January - 01 first edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)   

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0766  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

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

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.   

1484  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on January - 01.   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on January - 01.   

0898  On this day in history odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

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  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.   

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.   

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