Historical Events In January - 07

1862  On this day in history battle of Manassas Junction VA  

1862  Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson march towards Romney WV on this day in history.  

1862  Battle of Manassas Junction, VA on this day in history.  

1867  On January - 07 private Timothy O'Hea is awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in 1866, protecting the lives of 800 emigrants on a Grand Trunk train menaced by a fire in a boxcar carrying explosives. This is the only VC awarded for a brave deed not done in the face of the enemy  

1868  Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock on January - 07.  

1868  On this day in history mississippi constitutional convention meets in Jackson  

1868  Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist on this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51  

1870  Karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1873  The birth of Adolph Zukor, American film producer on this day in history.  

1873  The birth of Charles Peguy, French poet on this day in history.  

1873  On January - 07 adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount)  

1875  On January - 07 thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904)  

1876  On this day in history william Yeates Hurlstone, composer  

1877  On January - 07 johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)  

1879  On this day in history dutch King Willem II marries Emma von Waldeck-Pyrmont  

1879  On January - 07 st Bernadette (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous), 1844(?), religious visionary  

1883  Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II) on January - 07.  

1887  Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on January - 07.  

1888  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Valley of Fear" (BG)  

1888  On January - 07 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Valley of Fear" (BG)  

1890  On this day in history nellie Bly boards the S.S. Oceanic at Yokohama January 7 and sails for San Francisco after having crossed the Atlantic, Europe, and Asia in her well-publicized attempt to girdle the earth in less than 80 days  

1890  On this day in history w B Purvis patents fountain pen  

1890  Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception) on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78  

1891  On January - 07 carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer, dies at 79  

1892  Mine explosion kills 100, Krebs OK-blacks trying to help rescue white survivors, driven away with guns on this day in history.  

1892  On January - 07 mine explosion kills 100, Krebs, Okla-blacks trying to help rescue white survivors, driven away with guns  

1892  Rudolf Moser, composer on this day in history.  

1892  Tewfik Pasja, viceroy of Egypt, dies at 39 on January - 07.  

1893  On this day in history hermann Sudermanns "Heimat," premieres in Berlin  

1894  On January - 07 motion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezing  

1894  Jose Rozo Contreras, composer on January - 07.  

1895  Marie-Dominique Chenu, French Roman Catholic theologist on January - 07.  

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1355  Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, son of Edward III of England (d. 1397) was born on January - 07.  

1528  On this day in history birth of jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra/mother of French King Henry IV  

1539  Sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer was born on January - 07.  

1611  James Harrington, England, political author (Commonwealth of Oceans) was born on this day in history.  

1612  Paul de La Pierre, composer was born on this day in history.  

1634  Adam Krieger, German composer was born on January - 07.  

1647  Wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1677) was born on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history birth of pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer/historian  

0312  On this day in history lucianus of Antioch, theologist/saint, dies  

1130  Baldricus Burgoliensis, French historian/archbishop, dies at about 83 on January - 07.  

1285  On January - 07 charles I of Anjou, king of Naples/bro of King Louis IX, dies at 58  

1325  Dionysius, the justified, King of Portugal (1279-1325), dies on this day in history.  

1400  Death of Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, English politician (b. 1374) on January - 07.  

1451  Amadeus VIII, last anti-pope Felix V (1439-49), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1529  On this day in history peter Vischer, the Old, German count of Sebaldus, dies  

1536  Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies on this day in history.