Page 2: Historical Events In January - 09

1793  On January - 09 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.   

1793  On January - 09 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 this day in history.   

1799  Income Tax introduced in UK on January - 09.   

1803  Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888 on January - 09.   

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  1st Women's Golf Tournament held on this day in history.   

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

1815  William Jackson, composer on this day in history.   

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

1820  On this day in history pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

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

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

1829  Adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken) on January - 09.   

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  On this day in history 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 January - 09.   

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  The first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star) on this day in history.   

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

1848  People's uprising in Palermo Sicily on January - 09.   

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

1851  On this day in history giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

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

1854  Astor Library opens in New York City NY on this day in history.   

1854  Astor Library opens in NYC on January - 09.   

1854  Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on January - 09.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

1574  On January - 09 birth of christoph Buel, composer   

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  On January - 09 birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

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

1699  On January - 09 birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer   

1728  On January - 09 birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1499  On this day in history johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43   

1514  On January - 09 anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36   

1543  Death of Guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491) on January - 09.   

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.