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 January - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1811  On this day in history 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  John Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889 on January - 09.   

1820  On January - 09 pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

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

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

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

1832  On this day in history 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  Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science on January - 09.   

1839  On January - 09 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 this day in history.   

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 January - 09.   

1847  1st SF newspaper published (California Star) on January - 09.   

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

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

1848  1st commercial bank in SF established on January - 09.   

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

1851  On January - 09 giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

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 January - 09 astor Library opens in NYC   

1854  On January - 09 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  On this day in history birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

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 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 January - 09.   

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

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 January - 09.   

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