Page 4: Historical Events In January - 06
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
1859 On this day in history samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) 

1861 Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola on January - 06. 

1861 New York City NY mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N &S on January - 06. 

1861 On this day in history heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer 

1864 Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) on January - 06. 

1867 On January - 06 georges Martin Witkowski, composer 

1868 On this day in history vittorio Monti, composer 

1870 On this day in history the inauguration of the Musikverein (Vienna). 

1872 On this day in history alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) 

1873 On this day in history pope Pius IX encyclical "On the Church in Armenia" 

1873 On this day in history uS Congress begins investigating Crédit Mobilier scandal 

1873 On January - 06 karl Straube, German organist/conductor 

1878 On this day in history the birth of Carl Sandburg, American poet 

1878 On this day in history carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) 

1880 Record snow cover in Seattle-120cm on January - 06. 

1880 On this day in history record snow cover in Seattle-120 cm 

1880 Tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin) on January - 06. 

1882 On January - 06 samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57) 

1883 On January - 06 ontario Rugby Football Union forms 

1883 On this day in history khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings) 

1884 On this day in history gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61 

1885 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 on January - 06. 

1887 On January - 06 `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 On January - 06 alan M Bateman, Canadian geologist (Yale professor) 

1891 On January - 06 ted McDonald, cricketer (great Australian quick of 20's) 

1892 On January - 06 ludwig Berger, writer 

1893 Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with east coast on this day in history. 

1896 On January - 06 cecil Rhodes resigns as premier of Cape colony 

1896 The first US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden on January - 06. 

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

1896 Abram N Pritzker, US businessman (Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine) on this day in history. 

1897 On January - 06 billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family) 

1898 On this day in history the first telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake 

1898 1st telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake on January - 06. 

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