Historical Events In January - 04

1881  Johannes Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" premieres, Breslau on January - 04.  

1881  On January - 04 wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)  

1883  Ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) forms on this day in history.  

1883  Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52) on this day in history.  

1883  Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1884  On January - 04 last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario)  

1885  An appendix is successfuly removed for the first time in Iowa, USA on this day in history.  

1885  On January - 04 dr W W Grant of Iowa, performs first appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22)  

1885  The first appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant of Davenport, Iowa on January - 04.  

1885  On this day in history dr W W Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22)  

1885  Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

1886  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 on January - 04.  

1887  On this day in history thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km  

1887  Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF) on January - 04.  

1888  Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12) on this day in history.  

1889  Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child) on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff  

1891  Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies on this day in history.  

1893  On this day in history uS President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy  

1893  US pres Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy on this day in history.  

1893  Manuel Palau Boix, composer on January - 04.  

1894  France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia on this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history wesley La Violette, composer  

1895  Lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter on January - 04.  

1896  Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state on this day in history.  

1896  Seven members of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell's cabinet resign over the Manitoba Schools Question on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state.  

1896  On January - 04 aFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC  

1898  On January - 04 1st installment of William Dean Howell's "Life & Letters" appears  

1898  Roger Vuataz, composer on this day in history.  

1898  Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 on January - 04.  

1902  On this day in history france's Panama Canal Co. offers to sell its interests to the United States and reduces its asking price from $109 million to $40 million  

1902  Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick vs England at the MCG on January - 04.  

1902  Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick v England at the MCG on January - 04.  

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on January - 04.  

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye  

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)  

1567  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect  

1579  On January - 04 birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar  

1581  On this day in history birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)  

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on this day in history.  

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]  

0838  On this day in history death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred  

1248  On this day in history death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)  

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.  

1564  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)  

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1612  On January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62  

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1695  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies