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  1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Phila on January - 09.   

1798  Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79 on January - 09.   

1799  Income Tax introduced in UK on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1811  On January - 09 the first Women's Golf Tournament held   

1811  1st Women's Golf Tournament held on this day in history.   

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

1815  William Jackson, composer on January - 09.   

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

1820  On this day in history pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)   

1839  John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer on January - 09.   

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

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

1847  On this day in history the first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star)   

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

1848  On January - 09 people's uprising in Palermo Sicily   

1848  On this day in history the first commercial bank in San Francisco established   

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

1854  Astor Library opens in NYC on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77   

1855  The clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies on this day in history.   

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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 January - 09.   

1574  On January - 09 birth of christoph Buel, composer   

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

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1282  On this day in history death of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)   

1283  On this day in history death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

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 this day in history.   

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