Page 3: Historical Events In January - 05

1809  Treaty of Dardanelles concluded between Britain and France   

1810  Auguste Mermet, composer   

1811  Cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey).   

1813  Thomas Neville Waul, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903.   

1814  Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72.   

1822  Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire.   

1822  Joseph Brevard Kershaw, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1894.   

1823  William Rockstro, composer.   

1825  Alexandre Dumas pare fights his inaugural duel; his pants fall down.   

1827  Frederick of York, English duke/bishop/general, dies at 63   

1828  inaugural edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad).   

1828  1st edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad).   

1828  August Valentine Kautz, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1895   

1834  Kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell.   

1835  Friedrich Richard Faltin, composer.   

1836  Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo   

1837  A Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5]   

1840  Records show 95820 licensed public houses in England on this date   

1840  John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896.   

1841  James Clark Ross (UK) is inaugural to enter pack ice near Ross Ice Shelf   

1841  James Clark Ross (UK) is 1st to enter pack ice near Ross Ice Shelf.   

1846  The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom.   

1846  Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908)   

1848  Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet.   

1848  Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73.   

1850  California Exchange opens   

1850  Calif Exchange opens.   

1850  Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher   

1854  Steamship San Francisco wrecked-300 die   

1855  USS Plymouth crew skirmish with Chinese troops   

1855  King Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor)   

1856  Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67.   

1858  Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)   

1858  Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91.   

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1209  Richard: 1st earl of cornwall, holy roman emperor   

1548  Francisco suarez: Spanish theologian   

1560  William cobbold: Composer   

1587  Xu xiake: Chinese geographer   

1592  Shah jahan: Mughal emperor of india (1628-58), built taj mahal   

1596  Henry lawes: English composer   

1614  Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria: Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob balthasar schutz: Composer   

0842  Al-mu'tasim: Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Death of Edward de belijder: The confessor, king of england (1043-66),   

1387  Death of Pedro iv: King of aragon/conqueror of sicily,   

1400  John montacute: 3rd earl of salisbury, english politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

1425  Death of John of bavaria/bayern: Liege of holland/zealand/dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  Death of Christopher of bavaria: Christopher of bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Death of Charles: Duke of orléans, french poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Death of Charles: The bold, duke of burgundy/writer,