Page 2: Historical Events In January - 09

1793  Jean-Pierre Blanchard makes the inaugural 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  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   

1799  Income Tax introduced in UK   

1803  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   

1811  The inaugural Women's Golf Tournament held.   

1811  1st Women's Golf Tournament held.   

1812  Swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon   

1815  William Jackson, composer.   

1816  John Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889   

1820  Pavel Krizkovsky, composer.   

1822  John Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901   

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

1829  Adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken).   

1832  Esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname   

1834  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia   

1839  Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science.   

1839  Thomas Henderson measures inaugural stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)   

1839  John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

1843  Christiaan A Ulder, Curacao, composer (waltzes/tumbas).   

1843  Caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany.   

1847  The inaugural San Francisco newspaper published (California Star)   

1847  1st SF newspaper published (California Star)   

1848  People's uprising in Palermo Sicily   

1848  The inaugural commercial bank in San Francisco established.   

1848  1st commercial bank in SF established.   

1849  Jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83   

1851  Giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

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

1854  Astor Library opens in New York City NY   

1854  Astor Library opens in NYC.   

1854  Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77.   

1855  The clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies   

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1554  Gregory xv: [alessandro ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  Karel bonaventura buquoy: French soldier   

1574  Christoph buel: Composer   

1620  Johann weichmann: Composer   

1695  John e loovens: Lawyer   

1699  Robert j pothier: French lawyer   

1728  Thomas warton: Poet laureate of england (pleasures of melancholy)   

1745  Caleb strong: 6th and 10th governor of massachusetts   

1150  Emperor xizong of jin: Emperor xizong of jin was murdered by prince hailing of jin in a coup d'�tat.   

1282  Abû 'uthmân sa'îd hakam al qurashi: Ruler of minorca (b. 1204)   

1283  Death of Wen tianxiang: Prime minister of china (executed) (b. 1236)   

1499  Johan cicero: Elector of (brandenburg, 1486-99),   

1514  Death of Anna de bretagne: Wife of maximilian,   

1543  Guillaume du bellay: French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  Amago haruhisa: Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  Nicolas durand de villegaignon: French naval officer (b. 1510)