Page 4: Historical Events In January - 05

1859  The first steamboat sails, Red River on January - 05.   

1859  On this day in history 1st steamboat sails, Red River   

1859  DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history st John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies   

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

1861  On this day in history alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay   

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

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

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

1871  On January - 05 frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer   

1874  On this day in history the city of Winnipeg holds first civic election. Only 304 voters were registered, but 331 ballots are cast. go figure   

1874  On January - 05 joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)   

1875  CDR Edward Lull begins expedition to locate best ship canal route across Panama on January - 05.   

1875  Charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris on this day in history.   

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 this day in history nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer   

1881  On January - 05 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  Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday on this day in history.   

1889  Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies   

1891  Johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893] on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89   

1892  On January - 05 1st successful auroral photograph made   

1892  Francesca Bertini, Florence Italy, actress (Odette, Assunta Spina) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik)   

1895  On January - 05 french Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank in anti-semitic trial; later declared innocent   

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

1895  Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest   

1896  On this day in history 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  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on January - 05.   

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

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

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on January - 05.   

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1425  On January - 05 death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  On January - 05 death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  On this day in history death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  On this day in history charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43