Page 4: Historical Events In January - 06

1861  New York City NY mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N and S   

1861  Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer.   

1864  Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League).   

1867  Georges Martin Witkowski, composer.   

1868  Vittorio Monti, composer.   

1870  The inauguration of the Musikverein (Vienna).   

1872  Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)   

1873  Pope Pius IX encyclical "On the Church in Armenia".   

1873  Karl Straube, German organist/conductor   

1878  Carl Sandburg, American poet is born   

1878  Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

1880  Record snow cover in Seattle-120cm.   

1880  Record snow cover in Seattle-120 cm.   

1880  Tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin)   

1882  Samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57)   

1883  Ontario Rugby Football Union forms   

1883  Khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings)   

1884  Gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61   

1885  Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72.   

1887  `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II   

1889  Alan M Bateman, Canadian geologist (Yale professor)   

1891  Ted McDonald, cricketer (great Australian quick of 20's).   

1892  Ludwig Berger, writer   

1893  Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with east coast.   

1896  Cecil Rhodes steps down as premier of Cape colony.   

1896  The inaugural US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden.   

1896  1st US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden.   

1896  Abram N Pritzker, US businessman (Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine).   

1897  Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family).   

1898  The inaugural telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake   

1898  1st telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake.   

1898  Jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39)   

1899  Phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory)   

1900  Boers attack at Ladysmith, about 1000 killed or injured.   

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1367  Richard ii: Bordeaux, france, king of england (1377-99)   

1367  Richard ii: Bordeaux, france, king of england (1377-99)   

1367  Richard ii of england: Richard ii of england (d. 1400)   

1412  Joan of arc: Domremy, martyr   

1412  Joan of arc: Roman catholic saint and national heroine of france (legendary date)   

1412  Joan of arc: Domrémy, roman catholic saint and national heroine of france (legendary date)   

1486  Martin agricola: [m sore], german composer/cantor   

1488  Helius eobanus hessus: German poet (silvae)   

0664  Amr ibn al-a'as: Arab general (bc. 583)   

1088  Berengarius of tours: French theologist,   

1275  Death of Raymundus of penafort: Spanish church law scholar,   

1374  Death of Andreas corsini: Italian saint/bishop of fiesole,   

1425  Jan of bavaria: Liege of holland/bishop/duke,   

1448  Death of Christopher iii: King of denmark/norway/sweden,   

1481  Akhmat khan: Khan of the golden horde   

1536  Baldassare peruzzi: Italian architect/painter,