Page 3: Historical Events In January - 02

1861  SC seizes inactive Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor.   

1861  SC seizes inactive Ft Johnson in Charleston Harbor   

1861  Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

1861  Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65   

1863  Battle of Murfreesboro (Stone's River) ends   

1863  Lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17).   

1863  Roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35   

1870  Construction of Brooklyn Bridge begins   

1870  Ernst Barlach, writer.   

1871  King Amadeus I of Spain inaugurated at 25.   

1872  Canada and the US inaugural share telegraphed weather reports.   

1873  Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics)   

1877  Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)   

1879  British battleship Thunder explodes in Gulf of Ismid, 9 die   

1879  inaugural Test match hat-trick, Fred Spofforth at the MCG   

1879  1st Test match hat-trick, Fred Spofforth at the MCG   

1879  Johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary (Grimaces)   

1880  Louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer   

1881  Frederick Varley painter, born at Sheffield England; he was a founding member of Canada's "Group of Seven" artists   

1881  Camille Saint-Saëns' 3rd Concerto in B, premieres   

1882  Because of anti-monopoly laws, Standard Oil is organized as a trust   

1884  Jacques Chardonne, [Boutelleau], French writer (l'Epithalame)   

1885  General Wolseley receives last distress signal of General Gordon in Khartoum.   

1885  Gen Wolseley receives last distress signal of Gen Gordon in Khartoum   

1885  Johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer (dikes)   

1886  Moyshe Leyb Halpern, Galican/US poet (In New-York)   

1889  Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine).   

1890  Alice Sanger is recorded as becoming inaugural female White House staffer.   

1890  Record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny   

1890  Alice Sanger is recorded as becoming 1st female White House staffer   

1892  Lura Anson, Nebraska, entertainer   

1892  George B Airy, English astronomer/writer, dies at 90.   

1893  The inaugural US commemoratives and 1st US stamp to picture a woman issued.   

1893  1st US commemoratives and 1st US stamp to picture a woman issued.   

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1642  Mehmed iv: Sultan (turkey)   

1647  Nathaniel bacon: Leader of bacon's rebellion, va (1676)   

1699  Osman iii: Sultan (turkey)   

1713  Marie dumesnil: French actress   

1719  Jacques-alexandre laffon de ladebat: French shipbuilder   

1727  James wolfe: Commanded british army (captured quebec)   

1728  Louis barbiano de belgioioso: Austrian count/diplomat in belgium   

1732  Franz xaver brixi: Composer   

0017  Death of Publius ovidius naso: Roman poet,   

1512  Svante: Regent of sweden (b. 1460)   

1514  William smyth: English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460)   

1557  Death of Pontormo: Italian painter (b. 1494)   

1685  Harbottle grimston: English politician (b. 1603)   

1694  Henry booth: 1st earl of warrington, english politician (b. 1651)   

1726  Domenico zipoli: Composer,   

1740  Death of Johann georg weichenberger: Composer,