Page 4: Historical Events In January - 05

1859  The first steamboat sails, Red River on this day in history.   

1859  1st steamboat sails, Red River on January - 05.   

1859  DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) on January - 05.   

1860  St John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies on this day in history.   

1861  250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter on January - 05.   

1861  Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay on January - 05.   

1861  250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter on this day in history.   

1862  On January - 05 joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81   

1871  On January - 05 a group of Chinese find a nugget at Dunolly, Victoria, called The Precious, which yields 50.418 kg of pure gold.   

1871  Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer on this day in history.   

1874  On January - 05 the city of Winnipeg holds first civic election. Only 304 voters were registered, but 331 ballots are cast. go figure   

1874  Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) on January - 05.   

1875  On this day in history cDR Edward Lull begins expedition to locate best ship canal route across Panama.   

1875  On January - 05 charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris   

1875  President Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg MS on January - 05.   

1876  Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) on this day in history.   

1880  On January - 05 nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer   

1881  On this day in history nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

1887  On January - 05 1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University   

1888  Dutch Heidemaatschappij established on January - 05.   

1888  On this day in history henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday   

1889  Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] on January - 05.   

1890  Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies on this day in history.   

1891  Johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893] on January - 05.   

1891  On January - 05 guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89   

1892  On this day in history 1st successful auroral photograph made   

1892  On this day in history francesca Bertini, Florence Italy, actress (Odette, Assunta Spina)   

1893  On January - 05 friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik)   

1895  On this day in history french Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank in anti-semitic trial; later declared innocent   

1895  French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent on January - 05.   

1895  On this day in history henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London   

1895  Jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest on January - 05.   

1896  On January - 05 german physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays   

1896  On January - 05 hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP)   

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on January - 05.   

1548  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  On January - 05 birth of william Cobbold, composer   

1587  On this day in history birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

1661  On January - 05 birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on this day in history.   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on January - 05.   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on January - 05.   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on this day in history.   

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on January - 05.   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43