Page 4: Historical Events In January - 05

1859  The inaugural steamboat sails, Red River.   

1859  1st steamboat sails, Red River.   

1859  DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

1860  St John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies.   

1861  250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter.   

1861  Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan and Gaines at Mobile Bay   

1861  250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter   

1862  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.   

1871  Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer   

1874  The city of Winnipeg holds inaugural civic election. Only 304 voters were registered, but 331 ballots are cast. go figure   

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

1875  CDR Edward Lull begins expedition to locate best ship canal route across Panama   

1875  Charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris   

1875  President Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg MS   

1876  Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949).   

1880  Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer.   

1881  Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

1887  1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University.   

1888  Dutch Heidemaatschappij established.   

1888  Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday.   

1889  Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899]   

1890  Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies   

1891  Johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch and Perlemoer) [or 1893].   

1891  Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89   

1892  1st successful auroral photograph made   

1892  Francesca Bertini, Florence Italy, actress (Odette, Assunta Spina).   

1893  Friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik)   

1895  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.   

1895  Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London   

1895  Jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest   

1896  German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays   

1896  Hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP)   

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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  Pedro iv: King of aragon/conqueror of sicily,   

1400  Death of 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,