Page 4: Historical Events In January - 04

1881  Johannes Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" premieres, Breslau   

1881  Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth).   

1883  Ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) forms.   

1883  Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52).   

1883  Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91   

1884  Last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario).   

1885  An appendix is successfuly removed for the inaugural time in Iowa, USA.   

1885  Dr W W Grant of Iowa, performs inaugural appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22).   

1885  The inaugural appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant of Davenport, Iowa.   

1885  Dr W W Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22)   

1885  Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29   

1886  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77.   

1887  Thomas Stevens is inaugural man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21700km   

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

1888  Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)   

1889  Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child)   

1890  Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff.   

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

1893  US President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy   

1893  US pres Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy.   

1893  Manuel Palau Boix, composer.   

1894  France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia.   

1894  Wesley La Violette, composer   

1895  Lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter.   

1896  Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state   

1896  Seven members of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell's cabinet resign over the Manitoba Schools Question   

1896  Utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state   

1896  AFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC   

1898  1st installment of William Dean Howell's "Life and Letters" appears.   

1898  Roger Vuataz, composer   

1898  Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73.   

1902  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   

1902  Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick v England at the MCG   

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1077  Emperor zhezong of song dynasty in china: Emperor zhezong of song dynasty in china (d. 1100)   

1334  Amadeus vi: [green earl], earl of savoye   

1334  Amadeus vi of savoy: Amadeus vi of savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  Franciscus aguilon: Physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  Willem teellinck: Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  James ussher: Archbishop of armagh (gave age to earth based on bible)   

1604  Jacob balde: German jesuit/barok conductor (jephthe)   

1643  Isaac newton: Grantham england, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("whatever goes up must come down") [ns]   

0838  Death of Babak: Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  Death of King sancho ii of portugal: King sancho ii of portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  Death of Frederick i: Elector of saxony, 'the warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  Hosokawa ujitsuna: Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Death of Tobias stimmer: Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright,   

1612  Death of Henry l spieghel: Dutch merchant/writer,   

1678  Johan maetsuyker: Dutch gov-general of ceylon (1653-78),   

1695  Duke of luxembourg: Luxembourg/french marshal,