Historical Events In January - 09

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

1856  On January - 09 anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)   

1857  On January - 09 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA   

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

1857  Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) on January - 09.   

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

1859  Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader on January - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

1861  1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC on this day in history.   

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

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

1863  On January - 09 ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71   

1866  On January - 09 fisk University establishes   

1866  Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher on January - 09.   

1867  Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth) on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge)   

1871  Charles Kortright, British(?) cricket player on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history hans Bethge, writer   

1878  Umberto I becomes King of Italy on this day in history.   

1878  Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 on January - 09.   

1879  On this day in history cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Fort Robinson   

1879  Kirland Warbler discovered on Andros Island in Bahamas on this day in history.   

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

1879  On this day in history john Broadus Watson, behaviorist psychologist   

1879  On January - 09 don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86   

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

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

1886  On this day in history jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer, dies at 73   

1889  On January - 09 near Queenston Ontario the Niagara Suspension Bridge collapses during a winter storm   

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

1891  On this day in history august Gailit, Estonia, writer (Ekke Moor)   

1893  Mohara, Arab ivory/slave trader, dies in battle & is eaten on January - 09.   

1894  On January - 09 "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters   

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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 January - 09.   

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on this day in history.   

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

1150  On this day in history 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 January - 09.   

1283  On January - 09 death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

1499  On January - 09 johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43   

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

1543  On January - 09 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 January - 09.