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  Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888 on January - 09.   

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

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

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

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

1815  On January - 09 william Jackson, composer   

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

1820  Pavel Krizkovsky, composer on this day in history.   

1822  John Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901 on January - 09.   

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

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

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

1834  On January - 09 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 January - 09 thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)   

1839  On January - 09 john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

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

1843  On January - 09 caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany   

1847  On January - 09 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  1st commercial bank in SF established on this day in history.   

1849  On January - 09 jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83   

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 January - 09 astor Library opens in New York City NY   

1854  On this day in history astor Library opens in NYC   

1854  Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1574  On January - 09 birth of christoph Buel, composer   

1620  On January - 09 birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

1695  On this day in history birth of john E Loovens, lawyer   

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1283  Death of Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236) on January - 09.   

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