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  On January - 09 income Tax introduced in UK   

1803  Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888 on this day in history.   

1806  On January - 09 admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral.   

1811  On January - 09 the first Women's Golf Tournament held   

1811  1st Women's Golf Tournament held on January - 09.   

1812  On this day in history swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon   

1815  William Jackson, composer on January - 09.   

1816  On this day in history john Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889   

1820  On January - 09 pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

1822  On this day in history john Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901   

1828  Pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot (Neder-Rhijn), dies at 83 on January - 09.   

1829  Adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken) on this day in history.   

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

1834  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia   

1839  On January - 09 daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science   

1839  Thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri) on January - 09.   

1839  John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1847  On January - 09 the first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star)   

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

1848  On this day in history people's uprising in Palermo Sicily   

1848  On this day in history the first commercial bank in San Francisco established   

1848  On this day in history 1st commercial bank in SF established   

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

1851  Giuseppi Gallignani, composer on this day in history.   

1853  Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1854  On this day in history astor Library opens in NYC   

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

1855  On this day in history the clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies   

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

1571  On this day in history birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1620  On January - 09 birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1699  On this day in history birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer   

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on January - 09.   

1150  On January - 09 death of emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état.   

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

1283  On this day in history death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

1499  On January - 09 johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43   

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 January - 09 death of amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  On this day in history death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)