Page 2: Historical Events In January - 22

1748  On this day in history lewis Edson, composer   

1753  On January - 22 peter Fuchs, composer   

1756  On January - 22 vincenzo Righini, composer   

1758  On this day in history russian troops occupy Königsberg, East Prussia [OS=Jan 11]   

1760  Battle at Wandewash India: British troops beat French on this day in history.   

1771  Spain agrees to cede Falkland Islands to Britain on January - 22.   

1771  On this day in history spain ceded the Falkland Islands to Britain.   

1771  The Falkland Islands are given to Britain by the Spanish on January - 22.   

1771  On January - 22 spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain   

1775  On January - 22 marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw Poland   

1779  Stefano Pavesi, composer on January - 22.   

1781  Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer on January - 22.   

1781  Johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66 on January - 22.   

1788  On this day in history the birth of Lord Byron, English poet   

1788  Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) on January - 22.   

1796  Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78 on January - 22.   

1798  Coup of Midderigh on January - 22.   

1798  On this day in history lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 71   

1799  On this day in history horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58   

1802  Richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY) on January - 22.   

1813  On this day in history major General Henry Proctor leads 500 soldiers and militia, with Tecumseh's 800 Indians from Amherstburg, in a counterattack across the frozen Detroit River after his defeat 4 days earlier. He recaptures the River Raison post, and defeats 900 US troops led by Brig. Gen. James Winchester, capturing Winchester and 500 Americans   

1813  Americans capture Frenchtown, Canada on this day in history.   

1814  1st Knights Templar grand encampment in US held, NYC on this day in history.   

1815  Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer on January - 22.   

1816  Lord Byron completes "Parisina" & "Siege of Corinth" on this day in history.   

1817  English freighter Diana sinks off Malaysia on this day in history.   

1820  Hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet on January - 22.   

1824  Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast on January - 22.   

1824  Josef Leopold Zvonar, composer on this day in history.   

1826  [Merriwether] Jeff Thompson, Partisan (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

1831  Charles Darwin takes his Bachelors of Art exam on this day in history.   

1837  Earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands on January - 22.   

1840  The first British colonists arrive at Port Nicholson, New Zealand on January - 22.   

1840  On this day in history british colonists reach New Zealand.   

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1263  On January - 22 birth of ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328)   

1440  On this day in history birth of ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania   

1553  Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1561  On January - 22 birth of francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum)   

1571  Robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician was born on January - 22.   

1592  Pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher was born on January - 22.   

1649  On January - 22 birth of pascal Collasse, composer   

1654  Richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1336  On this day in history louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies   

1531  On this day in history andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44   

1536  Death of Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495) on January - 22.   

1552  Death of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason on this day in history.   

1581  Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

1599  On January - 22 cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51   

1640  Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1700  On January - 22 jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39