Historical Events In January - 09

1855  Clipper Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies on this day in history.  

1856  On this day in history anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)  

1857  7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA on January - 09.  

1857  7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif on January - 09.  

1857  Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) on this day in history.  

1858  Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide on this day in history.  

1859  On this day in history carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader  

1861  On January - 09 mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede  

1861  The first hostile act of Civil War; Star of the West fired on, Sumter SC on January - 09.  

1861  1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC on January - 09.  

1862  On this day in history in Halifax, Nova Scotia the Grenadier Guards land to garrison the Citadel Fort  

1863  On January - 09 -Jan 11th] Battle of Arkansas Post, AK (Ft Hindman)  

1863  On this day in history ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71  

1866  Fisk University establishes on January - 09.  

1866  On January - 09 albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher  

1867  On January - 09 jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth)  

1870  Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge) on January - 09.  

1871  Charles Kortright, British(?) cricket player on January - 09.  

1876  On January - 09 hans Bethge, writer  

1878  On January - 09 umberto I becomes King of Italy.  

1878  On this day in history victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57  

1879  Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Fort Robinson on January - 09.  

1879  On January - 09 kirland Warbler discovered on Andros Island in Bahamas  

1879  Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Ft Robinson on January - 09.  

1879  John Broadus Watson, behaviorist psychologist on January - 09.  

1879  Don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86 on January - 09.  

1880  On this day in history 6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days  

1881  Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) on January - 09.  

1886  Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1889  Near Queenston Ontario the Niagara Suspension Bridge collapses during a winter storm on this day in history.  

1890  On January - 09 karel Capek, Czech, writer (R U R); coined the word "robot"  

1891  On January - 09 august Gailit, Estonia, writer (Ekke Moor)  

1893  On January - 09 mohara, Arab ivory/slave trader, dies in battle & is eaten  

1894  "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters on this day in history.  

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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  Christoph Buel, composer was born on January - 09.  

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Weichmann, composer  

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on January - 09.  

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on this day in history.  

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

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on January - 09.  

1150  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on January - 09.  

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 this day in history anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36  

1543  On this day in history 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  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on this day in history.