Page 3: Historical Events In January - 21

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

1827  On this day in history freedom Journal, 1st Black paper, begins publishing   

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  Achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

1839  On this day in history acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University.   

1840  Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician on January - 21.   

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  On this day in history henri Duparc, French composer   

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

1853  Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester MA on this day in history.   

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  John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer on January - 21.   

1859  On January - 21 antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer   

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

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

1863  On January - 21 city of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years   

1863  Outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne on this day in history.   

1864  The Tauranga Campaign starts during the Maori Wars on this day in history.   

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  John J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister   

1872  On January - 21 franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

1874  On this day in history franz Grillparzer's "Libussa," premieres in Vienna   

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

1878  On January - 21 egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe)   

1879  Henrik Ibsen's "Et Dukkehjem," premieres in Copenhagen on January - 21.   

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

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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 this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  On January - 21 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  On January - 21 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 January - 21.   

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  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on this day in history.   

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

1519  On this day in history 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  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.