Historical Events In January - 22

1748  On this day in history lewis Edson, composer  

1753  On January - 22 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  On this day in history battle at Wandewash India: British troops beat French  

1771  On January - 22 spain agrees to cede Falkland Islands to Britain.  

1771  On January - 22 spain ceded the Falkland Islands to Britain.  

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

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

1775  On this day in history marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw Poland  

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1779  On January - 22 stefano Pavesi, composer  

1781  On January - 22 francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer  

1781  On January - 22 johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66  

1788  On January - 22 the birth of Lord Byron, English poet  

1788  On this day in history lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)  

1796  On this day in history bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78  

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

1802  On January - 22 richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY)  

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  Americans capture Frenchtown, Canada on this day in history.  

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

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

1816  On January - 22 lord Byron completes "Parisina" & "Siege of Corinth"  

1817  English freighter Diana sinks off Malaysia on January - 22.  

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  On January - 22 josef Leopold Zvonar, composer  

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

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

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

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

1840  On January - 22 british colonists reach New Zealand.  

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1263  Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum)  

1571  On January - 22 birth of robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician  

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

1649  On this day in history birth of pascal Collasse, composer  

1654  On January - 22 birth of richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729)  

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

1531  Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1536  On this day in history death of bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)  

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

1581  Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies on January - 22.  

1599  On this day in history cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51  

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

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