January 19 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1833  Charles Darwin reaches Straits Ponsonby, Fireland   

1837  William Williams Keen, surgeon (brain).   

1839  Aden conquered by British East India Company.   

1839  Bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

1839  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

1840  Antarctica discovered, Charles Wilkes expedition (US claim).   

1840  LT Charles Wilkes, USN is inaugural American to discover Antarctic coast   

1851  David Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford).   

1853  Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore" premieres, in Rome.   

1853  Napoleon III marries Eugenie de Montijo.   

1858  Eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries).   

1859  Alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist (Handbook of Trees of Calif).   

1861  Georgia is recorded as becoming 5th state to secede.   

1861  Georgia seceded from the Union.   

1861  MS troops take Fort Massachusetts an Ship Island.   

1862  Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky (Fishing Creek, Logan's Crossroads)   

1862  Battle of Mill Springs, KY (Fishing Creek, Logan's Crossroads).   

1863  General Mieroslawski appointed dictator of Poland.   

1863  Werner Sombart, German fascist (Juden und das Wirtschaftsleben).   

1865  NV Suriname Bank established   

1865  Union occupies Fort Anderson NC.   

1866  Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)   

1868  Gustav Meyrink, writer   

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

1871  The inaugural Negro lodge of US Masons approved, New Jersey   

1871  1st Negro lodge of US Masons approved, New Jersey   

1873  Hans E Blaich, writer   

1874  H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75.   

1877  Charles Coburn, Savannah Ga, actor (Devil and Miss Jones).   

1878  Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67.   

1879  Marie Koenen, author/wife of Felix Rutten (Wassend Cereal)   

1883  The inaugural electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.   

1883  Hermann Abendroth, German conductor   

1884  Jules Massenet's opera "Manon," premieres in Paris   

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0399  Pulcheria: Byzantine empress   

1200  Dogen kigen: Japan, zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the japanese soto   

1544  Francis ii de valois-angouleme: King of france (1559-60)   

1613  Jacques huyn: Composer   

1639  Noel alexandre: French theologian/historian   

1676  John weldon: Composer   

1679  Girolamo chiti: Composer   

1686  Hakuin ekakuborn: Japan, zen buddhist   

0639  Death of Dagobert i: King of austrasia/soissons/burgundy/neustrië,   

1479  Death of Johan ii: King of aragon/navarra,   

1526  Isabella of burgundy: Wife of christian ii of denmark (b. 1501)   

1547  Henry howard: Earl of surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29   

1549  Barthout van assendelft: 1st land advocate of holland,   

1576  Death of Hans sachs: Composer,   

1591  Edmond auger: French jesuit (under henri iii),   

1625  Death of Erhard buttner: Composer,