Page 2: Historical Events In January - 22

1748  Lewis Edson, composer.   

1753  Peter Fuchs, composer   

1756  Vincenzo Righini, composer.   

1758  Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East Prussia [OS=Jan 11]   

1760  Battle at Wandewash India: British troops beat French   

1771  Spain agrees to cede Falkland Islands to Britain   

1771  Spain ceded the Falkland Islands to Britain   

1771  The Falkland Islands are given to Britain by the Spanish.   

1771  Spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain   

1775  Marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw Poland   

1779  Stefano Pavesi, composer.   

1781  Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer   

1781  Johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66   

1788  Lord Byron, English poet is born   

1788  Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)   

1796  Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78.   

1798  Coup of Midderigh   

1798  Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 71   

1799  Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58.   

1802  Richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY).   

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.   

1813  Americans capture Frenchtown, Canada   

1814  1st Knights Templar grand encampment in US held, NYC   

1815  Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer.   

1816  Lord Byron completes "Parisina" and "Siege of Corinth"   

1817  English freighter Diana sinks off Malaysia.   

1820  Hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet.   

1824  Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.   

1824  Josef Leopold Zvonar, composer.   

1826  [Merriwether] Jeff Thompson, Partisan (Confederate Army), died in 1876   

1831  Charles Darwin takes his Bachelors of Art exam.   

1837  Earthquake in southern Syria results in the deaths of thousands.   

1840  The inaugural British colonists arrive at Port Nicholson, New Zealand   

1840  British colonists reach New Zealand   

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1263  Ibn taymiya: Islamic scholar   

1440  Ivan iii: The great, russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered lithuania   

1553  Mori terumoto: Japanese warrior   

1561  Francis bacon: England, statesman/essayist (novum organum)   

1571  Robert bruce cotton: English antiquary, politician   

1592  Pierre gassendi: Champtercier provence, scientist/philosopher   

1649  Pascal collasse: Composer   

1654  Richard blackmore: English physician and writer   

1336  Louis iii: Last earl of loon,   

1531  Death of Andrea del sarto: Italian painter,   

1536  Death of Bernhard knipperdolling: German religious leader (b. 1495)   

1552  Death of Edward seymour: Duke of somerset, beheaded for treason   

1581  Joost de damhoudere: Flemish lawyer,   

1599  Cristofano malvezzi: Composer,   

1640  Death of Erasmus quellinus i: Flemish wood carver,   

1700  Jacob balthasar schutz: Composer,