Page 2: Historical Events In January - 22

1748  Lewis Edson, composer on this day in history.   

1753  Peter Fuchs, composer on this day in history.   

1756  Vincenzo Righini, composer on this day in history.   

1758  Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East Prussia [OS=Jan 11] on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history battle at Wandewash India: British troops beat French   

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

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

1771  The Falkland Islands are given to Britain by the Spanish on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain   

1775  Marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw Poland on this day in history.   

1779  On January - 22 stefano Pavesi, composer   

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

1781  On this day in history johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66   

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 this day in history.   

1798  On January - 22 lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 71   

1799  On January - 22 horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58   

1802  Richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY) on this day in history.   

1813  On January - 22 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  On January - 22 americans capture Frenchtown, Canada   

1814  1st Knights Templar grand encampment in US held, NYC on January - 22.   

1815  On January - 22 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  Hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet on January - 22.   

1824  On this day in history ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.   

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

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

1831  On January - 22 charles Darwin takes his Bachelors of Art exam   

1837  Earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands on this day in history.   

1840  The first British colonists arrive at Port Nicholson, New Zealand on this day in history.   

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  On January - 22 birth of robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician   

1592  On this day in history birth of pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher   

1649  On January - 22 birth of pascal Collasse, composer   

1654  On this day in history birth of richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729)   

1336  Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1552  Death of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason on January - 22.   

1581  On this day in history joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies   

1599  Cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1640  On January - 22 erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55   

1700  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 on January - 22.