Page 3: Historical Events In January - 25

1844  Recontre between Reps Weller and Shriver, US House of Representative   

1844  Frederick E Kitziger, composer.   

1848  Last convict ship to Port Phillip in Victoria, the Marion, disembarks passengers   

1851  Sojourner Truth addresses inaugural Black Women's Rights Convention (Akron)   

1851  Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women's Rights Convention (Akron)   

1851  Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar).   

1854  Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bednost ne Porok," premieres in Moscow   

1855  Dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83   

1856  Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers and Indians   

1858  Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" inaugural played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia   

1858  Mendelssohn's Wedding March is performed for the inaugural time in public, as the daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria marries the Prussian Crown Prince   

1858  Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia.   

1858  Giuseppi Radiciotti, composer.   

1860  Charles Curtis, (R) 31st US VP (1929-33).   

1863  Battle of Kinston NC.   

1863  In this year, General Joseph Hooker formally adopts in place of Burnside as head of Army of Potomac   

1863  Battle of Kinston, NC.   

1865  The CSS Shenandoah arrives in Melbourne, Australia.   

1865  CSS Shenandoah arrives in Melbourne, Australia.   

1868  Senufe, Abyssinia, Canadian soldier Alexander Dunn killed when his hunting rifle accidentally went off; born at York, Upper Canada Sept. 15, 1833; inaugural Canadian awarded the Victoria Cross, for bravery as a lieutenant in the 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Regiment of Hussars at the 1854 charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava.   

1870  Soda fountain patented by Gustavus Dows.   

1874  Hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop.   

1875  Anti-slavery society formed in NY   

1875  Anti-slavery society forms (NY).   

1875  Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79.   

1877  Congress determines presidential election between Hayes-Tilden   

1878  Turkish steamer is recorded as becoming the inaugural ship to be sunk by a torpedo, fired from a Russian boat.   

1879  The Bulgarian National Bank is founded   

1880  Francis George Scott, composer   

1881  Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company   

1881  Emil Ludwig, German biographer (Diana, Son of Man).   

1882  Bilu, a Russian Zionist organization, forms.   

1882  Virginia Woolf, English novelist is born.   

1882  Virginia [Adeline] Woolf, London, author (Jacob's Room, To Lighthouse)   

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1037  Su tung-p'o: [j sotoba], china, layman/poet/administrator [or dec 19]   

1477  Anna de bretagne: Wife of maximilian of austria & louis xii   

1509  Giovanni morone: Italian theologist/diplomat/cardinal/"heretic"   

1540  Edmund campion: London, saint/jesuit martyr (decem rationes)   

1615  Govert flinck: Dutch painter (isaac blesses jacob)   

1626  John van de cappelle: Amsterdam, landscape painter   

1627  Robert boyle: Ireld, physicist/chemist/author (experiments with color)   

1634  Gaspar fagel: Lawyer/pension advisor of holland (1672-88)   

0477  Geiseric: King of the vandals and alans   

0844  Death of Pope gregory iv: Pope gregory iv   

1067  Emperor yingzong of china: Emperor yingzong of china (b. 1032)   

1138  Death of Anacletus ii: [pietro pierleone], jewish anti-pope (1130-38),   

1139  Death of Godfried i: With the beard, duke of brabant/earl of leuven,   

1366  Henry suso: German mystic   

1431  Charles ii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1364)   

1494  Ferdinand i: Cruel king of naples,