Page 3: 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 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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1337  On January - 21 birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  On January - 21 birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

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

1659  On this day in history birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

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

1735  On January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On January - 21 birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]   

0304  On this day in history death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

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

0917  On January - 21 death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on January - 21.   

1519  On this day in history death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  On this day in history 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  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.