Page 2: Historical Events In January - 09

1793  Jean-Pierre Blanchard makes the first successful balloon flight in the U.S. His hydrogen-filled balloon lifts off in Philadelphia, PA and lands 15 miles away in Woodbury, NJ on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history 1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Phila   

1798  Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79 on January - 09.   

1799  Income Tax introduced in UK on January - 09.   

1803  On January - 09 christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888   

1806  Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral on this day in history.   

1811  The first Women's Golf Tournament held on January - 09.   

1811  On this day in history 1st Women's Golf Tournament held   

1812  On January - 09 swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon   

1815  William Jackson, composer on this day in history.   

1816  John Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889 on January - 09.   

1820  Pavel Krizkovsky, composer on this day in history.   

1822  On January - 09 john Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901   

1828  On this day in history pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot (Neder-Rhijn), dies at 83   

1829  On January - 09 adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken)   

1832  Esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname on this day in history.   

1834  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia on January - 09.   

1839  Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science on this day in history.   

1839  On January - 09 thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)   

1839  John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer on January - 09.   

1843  On this day in history christiaan A Ulder, Curacao, composer (waltzes/tumbas)   

1843  Caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany on January - 09.   

1847  On this day in history the first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star)   

1847  On this day in history 1st SF newspaper published (California Star)   

1848  On January - 09 people's uprising in Palermo Sicily   

1848  On January - 09 the first commercial bank in San Francisco established   

1848  On January - 09 1st commercial bank in SF established   

1849  Jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1851  On January - 09 giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

1853  On January - 09 juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75   

1854  On this day in history astor Library opens in New York City NY   

1854  Astor Library opens in NYC on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77   

1855  The clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies on January - 09.   

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1554  On this day in history birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of christoph Buel, composer   

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on January - 09.   

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on January - 09.   

1695  On January - 09 birth of john E Loovens, lawyer   

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on January - 09.   

1728  On this day in history birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)   

1150  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on January - 09.   

1282  On this day in history death of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)   

1283  On January - 09 death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

1499  Johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43 on January - 09.   

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1543  Death of Guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1562  On this day in history death of amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  On January - 09 death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)