Page 3: Historical Events In January - 16

1868  Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit.   

1868  Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer.   

1870  Virginia is recorded as becoming 8th state re-admitted to US after Civil War   

1870  Wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hardening of oils)   

1871  Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman   

1872  Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre).   

1873  Boyd Alexander, English explorer.   

1874  Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee).   

1876  Edmund H. Sears, author of It Came Upon A midnight Clear, dies   

1877  Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop.   

1878  Captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule   

1878  Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force)   

1879  January record 13" of snow falls in New York City NY (broken Jan 7, 1996)   

1879  January record 13" of snow falls in NYC (broken Jan 7, 1996)   

1883  Congress passed a bill creating the civil service.   

1883  Pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system   

1883  The U.S. Civil Service Commission is established   

1885  Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40).   

1886  Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51.   

1887  Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes.   

1887  John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman).   

1889  128ºF (53ºC), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record)   

1889  Cloncurry, Queensland, recorded temperature of 53.1 Celsius, highest known in Australia.   

1890  Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director   

1891  Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer, dies at 54   

1892  Imakita Kosen, Zen teacher/abbot of Engagkuji monastery, dies.   

1893  Johan Philip Koelman, painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 74.   

1894  Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards).   

1896  Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire   

1897  John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal.   

1900  In this year, The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands   

1901  Fulgencio Batista, president/dictator of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59)   

1901  Hiram Revels, dies at 73.   

1902  Eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1924).   

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1245  Edmund crouchback: Son of henry iii of england   

1409  Ren� i of naples: Ren� i of naples (d. 1480)   

1477  Johannes schöner: German astronomer and cartographer   

1501  Anthony denny: Confidant of king henry viii of england   

1587  Alexander adriaenssen: Flemish painter   

1616  François de vendôme: Duc de beaufort, french soldier   

1626  Lucas achtschellinck: Flemish painter   

1634  Dorthe engelbrechtsdatter: Norwegian poet   

0308  Death of Marcellus i: Catholic pope (-308),   

0429  Death of Honoratius of arles: Bishop/saint,   

0960  Polyeuctus: Patriarch of constantinople   

1343  Death of Robert of anjou: King (naples),   

1400  John holland: 1st duke of exeter, english politician (executed) (b. 1352)   

1545  Death of George spalatin: German reformer (b. 1484)   

1547  Death of Johannes schöner: German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)   

1554  Christiern pedersen: Danish humanist (b. 1480)