Page 4: Historical Events In January - 04

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

1881  On this day in history 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  Last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario) on this day in history.   

1885  On January - 04 an appendix is successfuly removed for the first time in Iowa, USA   

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

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

1885  Dr W W Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22) on January - 04.   

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 January - 04.   

1887  On January - 04 thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF)   

1888  On this day in history 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 January - 04 alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff   

1891  Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies on January - 04.   

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

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

1893  Manuel Palau Boix, composer on this day in history.   

1894  France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia on January - 04.   

1894  Wesley La Violette, composer on January - 04.   

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

1896  On this day in history 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  Utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state on January - 04.   

1896  AFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history 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 January - 04 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  On January - 04 hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick vs England at the MCG   

1902  Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick v England at the MCG on this day in history.   

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

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

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on this day in history.   

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

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

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 January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

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

1428  On January - 04 death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

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

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

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies