Page 3: Historical Events In January - 21

1827  On January - 21 freedom Journal, first Black paper, begins publishing   

1827  Freedom Journal, 1st Black paper, begins publishing on January - 21.   

1829  Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet on this day in history.   

1830  Portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported on January - 21.   

1831  Achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49 on January - 21.   

1833  On this day in history norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)   

1839  Acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University on January - 21.   

1840  On this day in history sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician   

1846  On January - 21 the first edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News"   

1846  1st edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News" on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history henri Duparc, French composer   

1851  Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1853  On January - 21 envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester MA   

1853  On January - 21 envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester, Mass   

1854  The Cardiff schooner Catherine o'Flanagan, stranded near Tyrella, in Dundrum Bay, Northern Ireland. Although the ship did not suffer much damage in the stranding the crew had abandoned her before she hit the shore and were drowned in the breakers on January - 21.   

1855  On this day in history john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer   

1859  Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer on this day in history.   

1861  Jefferson Davis of Mississippi & 4 other southern senators resign on this day in history.   

1861  Mississippi Sen. Jefferson Davis resigned from the U.S. Senate, 12 days before Mississippi seceded from the Union on this day in history.   

1863  City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years on January - 21.   

1863  On January - 21 outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne.   

1864  The Tauranga Campaign starts during the Maori Wars on January - 21.   

1865  Jan 21, Akrin, Ohio is incorporated as a city on January - 21.   

1867  On this day in history james Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail)   

1871  On January - 21 john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73   

1872  Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister on January - 21.   

1872  Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on January - 21.   

1874  On January - 21 franz Grillparzer's "Libussa," premieres in Vienna   

1875  On January - 21 john Lindworsky, German jesuit/psychologist (Der Wille)   

1878  Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history henrik Ibsen's "Et Dukkehjem," premieres in Copenhagen   

1880  On January - 21 jeffree & Pendray install Victoria's*(British Columbia) first business telephones; W. J. Jeffree's Clothing store, W. I. Pendray's Soap Factory   

1880  The first US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis TN on January - 21.   

1880  1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis on this day in history.   

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.   

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on this day in history.   

1721  On this day in history birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)   

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1743  On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0304  Death of Saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291) on January - 21.   

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on January - 21.   

0917  On this day in history death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)   

1118  On January - 21 paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

1519  On January - 21 death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  On January - 21 death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1546  On this day in history death of azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)   

1596  On this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66