Page 2: Historical Events In January - 03

1757  Johann Abraham Sixt, composer.   

1759  Marquis and Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed   

1761  Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73.   

1763  Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator.   

1777  General George Washington's troops emerge victorious against the British in the Battle of Princeton   

1777  Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ   

1777  Louis Poinsot, French instrument worker.   

1780  Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," inaugural sung.   

1780  Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung.   

1786  Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer.   

1789  Carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher   

1793  Lucretia Coffin Mott, US, teacher/minister/abolitionist/feminist.   

1795  Josiah Wedgwood, British, ceramic craftsman/woodworker, dies at 64.   

1802  Feliks Ostrowski, composer   

1803  Douglas William Jerrold, London, author/playwright/wit (Punch Mag).   

1810  Antoine T d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jul 24]   

1819  Thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892   

1823  Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico   

1823  Jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer.   

1825  Scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community   

1829  John G R Acquoy, theologist/church historian   

1829  Robert Archibald Smith, composer, dies at 48   

1830  Alexander Ewing, composer   

1831  inaugural US building and loan association organized, Frankford PA.   

1831  1st US building and loan association organized, Frankford, Penn.   

1833  Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic.   

1834  The government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City.   

1835  Larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor   

1836  Friedrich Witt, composer, dies at 65   

1840  The inaugural deep sea sounding is recorded   

1840  1st deep sea sounding.   

1840  Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii.   

1841  Wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at 82   

1847  California town of Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco.   

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1196  Emperor tsuchimikado of japan: Emperor tsuchimikado of japan (d. 1231)   

1624  William tucker: 1st black child born in america   

1680  Johann baptist zimmermann: German stucco worker   

1698  Pietro metastasio: Italian poet   

1710  Richard gridley: American revolutionary soldier   

1719  Francisco josé freire: Portuguese historian   

1722  Fredric hasselquist: Swedish naturalist   

1730  Charles palissot de montenoy: French writer/politician   

0235  Death of Pope st anterus: Pope st anterus (b. unknown)   

1098  Walkelin: First norman bishop of winchester (b. unknown)   

1322  Philip v: The tall, king of france (1316-22),   

1437  Death of Catherine of valois: Wife of henry v of england (b. 1401)   

1501  Death of Ali sjir neva'i [fani]: Turkish poet/author,   

1543  Death of Juan cabrillo: Conqueror of cen america, discoverer of calif,   

1552  Death of Henry ii of bavaria: Bishop of utrecht (1524-29),   

1560  Peder palladus: Danish church reformer (visitasbog),