Page 4: Historical Events In January - 04

1881  Johannes Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" premieres, Breslau on this day in history.   

1881  Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) on January - 04.   

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  Last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario) on January - 04.   

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

1885  Dr W W Grant of Iowa, performs first appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22) on this day in history.   

1885  The first appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant of Davenport, Iowa on this day in history.   

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

1885  On January - 04 eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29   

1886  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

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

1888  On January - 04 arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)   

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  On January - 04 joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies   

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

1893  On January - 04 uS pres Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy   

1893  On this day in history manuel Palau Boix, composer   

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

1894  Wesley La Violette, composer on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter   

1896  On January - 04 following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state   

1896  On January - 04 seven members of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell's cabinet resign over the Manitoba Schools Question.   

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 January - 04.   

1898  On this day in history 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 on January - 04.   

1902  On this day in history hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick vs England at the MCG   

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

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1077  On January - 04 birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.   

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

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

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

1604  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

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  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.