Historical Events In January - 21

1827  On this day in history freedom Journal, first Black paper, begins publishing   

1827  Freedom Journal, 1st Black paper, begins publishing on this day in history.   

1829  Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet on January - 21.   

1830  On January - 21 portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported   

1831  On January - 21 achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49   

1833  On January - 21 norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)   

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

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  On this day in history 1st edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News"   

1848  Henri Duparc, French composer on this day in history.   

1851  Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49 on January - 21.   

1853  Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester MA on January - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1855  On January - 21 john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer   

1859  On January - 21 antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer   

1861  On January - 21 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 this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history city of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years   

1863  On January - 21 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 this day in history.   

1867  On January - 21 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  On this day in history frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister   

1872  On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

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

1875  On this day in history john Lindworsky, German jesuit/psychologist (Der Wille)   

1878  On this day in history egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe)   

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

1880  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1880  1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis on January - 21.   

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1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

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

1571  On January - 21 birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on January - 21.   

1735  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  On January - 21 birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)   

1746  On this day in history birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]   

0304  Death of Saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291) on this day in history.   

0879  On this day in history boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies   

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on January - 21.   

1118  On this day in history paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

1519  Death of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475) on this day in history.   

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on this day in history.   

1546  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on January - 21.   

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.