Page 3: Historical Events In January - 21
Friday, 11 July 2025
1827 On this day in history freedom Journal, first Black paper, begins publishing
1827 Freedom Journal, 1st Black paper, begins publishing on January - 21.
1829 On this day in history oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet
1830 On this day in history portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported
1831 On this day in history achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49
1833 Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) on this day in history.
1839 Acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University on January - 21.
1840 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician on this day in history.
1846 On this day in history the first edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News"
1846 1st edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News" on this day in history.
1848 On January - 21 henri Duparc, French composer
1851 On this day in history gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49
1853 On this day in history envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester MA
1853 Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester, Mass on January - 21.
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 On this day in history jefferson Davis of Mississippi & 4 other southern senators resign
1861 Mississippi Sen. Jefferson Davis resigned from the U.S. Senate, 12 days before Mississippi seceded from the Union on January - 21.
1863 City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years on January - 21.
1863 On this day in history outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne.
1864 On January - 21 the Tauranga Campaign starts during the Maori Wars.
1865 Jan 21, Akrin, Ohio is incorporated as a city on January - 21.
1867 James Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail) on January - 21.
1871 On January - 21 john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73
1872 On January - 21 frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister
1872 On January - 21 franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81
1874 On January - 21 franz Grillparzer's "Libussa," premieres in Vienna
1875 John Lindworsky, German jesuit/psychologist (Der Wille) on this day in history.
1878 Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) on this day in history.
1879 On January - 21 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 On this day in history the first US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis TN
1880 On January - 21 1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis
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