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

1798  Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1799  Income Tax introduced in UK on January - 09.  

1803  On this day in history 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 January - 09.  

1811  On this day in history the first Women's Golf Tournament held  

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

1812  Swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon on this day in history.  

1815  William Jackson, composer on this day in history.  

1816  On January - 09 john Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889  

1820  On January - 09 pavel Krizkovsky, composer  

1822  John Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901 on this day in history.  

1828  On January - 09 pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot (Neder-Rhijn), dies at 83  

1829  On this day in history adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken)  

1832  On January - 09 esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname  

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  On this day in history thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)  

1839  On this day in history john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer  

1843  Christiaan A Ulder, Curacao, composer (waltzes/tumbas) on January - 09.  

1843  On this day in history caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany  

1847  The first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star) on January - 09.  

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

1848  People's uprising in Palermo Sicily on this day in history.  

1848  The first commercial bank in San Francisco established on this day in history.  

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

1849  On this day in history jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83  

1851  Giuseppi Gallignani, composer on January - 09.  

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

1854  On January - 09 astor Library opens in New York City NY  

1854  Astor Library opens in NYC on January - 09.  

1854  On January - 09 filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77  

1855  On January - 09 the clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies  

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on January - 09.  

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on January - 09.  

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on January - 09.  

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 January - 09.  

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

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on January - 09.  

1543  On January - 09 death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)  

1562  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on this day in history.  

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on January - 09.