Historical Events In January - 22

1748  Lewis Edson, composer on January - 22.  

1753  On this day in history peter Fuchs, composer  

1756  On this day in history vincenzo Righini, composer  

1758  Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East Prussia [OS=Jan 11] on January - 22.  

1760  Battle at Wandewash India: British troops beat French on January - 22.  

1771  Spain agrees to cede Falkland Islands to Britain on this day in history.  

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

1771  On this day in history the Falkland Islands are given to Britain by the Spanish  

1771  Spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain on this day in history.  

1775  Marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw Poland on January - 22.  

1779  Stefano Pavesi, composer on this day in history.  

1781  On January - 22 francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer  

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 this day in history.  

1796  Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1798  Coup of Midderigh on January - 22.  

1798  Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1799  Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

1813  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 on January - 22.  

1813  On January - 22 americans capture Frenchtown, Canada  

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

1815  On this day in history ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer  

1816  Lord Byron completes "Parisina" & "Siege of Corinth" on January - 22.  

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

1820  On this day in history hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet  

1824  On January - 22 ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.  

1824  On January - 22 josef Leopold Zvonar, composer  

1826  On January - 22 [Merriwether] Jeff Thompson, Partisan (Confederate Army), died in 1876  

1831  Charles Darwin takes his Bachelors of Art exam on January - 22.  

1837  On January - 22 earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands  

1840  On January - 22 the first British colonists arrive at Port Nicholson, New Zealand.  

1840  British colonists reach New Zealand on January - 22.  

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

1440  Ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania was born on January - 22.  

1553  On January - 22 birth of mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625)  

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

1571  On this day in history birth of robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician  

1592  On January - 22 birth of pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher  

1649  Pascal Collasse, composer was born on January - 22.  

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

1336  On January - 22 louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies  

1531  Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44 on January - 22.  

1536  Death of Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495) on this day in history.  

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 January - 22.  

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