Historical Events In January - 19

1830  On January - 19 george Blake Cosby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909  

1830  Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1832  On this day in history ferdinand Laub, composer  

1833  Charles Darwin reaches Straits Ponsonby, Fireland on January - 19.  

1837  William Williams Keen, surgeon (brain) on January - 19.  

1839  On this day in history aden conquered by British East India Company  

1839  The birth of Paul Cézanne, French painter on January - 19.  

1839  On this day in history bohumil Pazdirek, composer  

1839  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 on January - 19.  

1840  Antarctica discovered, Charles Wilkes expedition (US claim) on this day in history.  

1840  On this day in history lT Charles Wilkes, USN is first American to discover Antarctic coast  

1851  David Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford) on January - 19.  

1853  On January - 19 napoleon III marries Eugénie de Montijo  

1853  On this day in history verdi's opera "Il Trovatore" premieres, in Rome  

1853  Napoleon III marries Eugenie de Montijo on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries)  

1859  Alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist (Handbook of Trees of Calif) on this day in history.  

1861  Georgia becomes 5th state to secede on this day in history.  

1861  Georgia joins the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War on January - 19.  

1861  Georgia seceded from the Union on January - 19.  

1861  On this day in history mS troops take Fort Massachusetts an Ship Island  

1862  On this day in history battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky (Fishing Creek, Logan's Crossroads)  

1862  On this day in history battle of Mill Springs, KY (Fishing Creek, Logan's Crossroads)  

1863  On January - 19 general Mieroslawski appointed dictator of Poland  

1863  On this day in history werner Sombart, German fascist (Juden und das Wirtschaftsleben)  

1865  NV Suriname Bank established on January - 19.  

1865  On this day in history union occupies Fort Anderson NC  

1866  Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) on January - 19.  

1868  Gustav Meyrink, writer on January - 19.  

1869  Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations) on January - 19.  

1871  On January - 19 the first Negro lodge of US Masons approved, New Jersey  

1871  On this day in history 1st Negro lodge of US Masons approved, New Jersey  

1873  On January - 19 hans E Blaich, writer  

1874  On January - 19 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75  

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0399  Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453) was born on this day in history.  

1200  On January - 19 birth of dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto  

1544  On January - 19 birth of francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60)  

1613  On this day in history birth of jacques Huyn, composer  

1639  Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian was born on this day in history.  

1676  John Weldon, composer was born on January - 19.  

1679  Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1686  Hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist was born on January - 19.  

0639  Dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies on January - 19.  

1479  Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on January - 19.  

1526  On this day in history death of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501)  

1547  On this day in history death of henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29  

1549  Barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies on January - 19.  

1576  On January - 19 hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81  

1591  Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 on this day in history.  

1625  On this day in history erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32