Page 2: Historical Events In January - 26

1784  Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over the eagle as America's symbol.   

1784  Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol.   

1786  Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times).   

1788  Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay New South Wales as a penal colony.   

1788  The inaugural English convicts arrive in Australia   

1788  The inaugural group of European settlers arrives in Australia.   

1788  Captain Arthur Phillip hoists the English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales, now celebrated as Australia Day.   

1789  John Odell signs contract for £336 to build St Peter's church (Bronx)   

1790  Mozart's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" premieres in Vienna   

1795  Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer, dies at 62.   

1797  Russia, Prussia and Austria sign treaty.   

1798  Christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49   

1802  Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library.   

1802  The Italian republic created January 26 from the former Cisalpine republic with Napoleon Bonaparte as president annexes Piedmont September 21 and annexes Parma and Piacenza in October.   

1803  Georg von Pasterwiz, composer, dies at 72   

1808  Rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia.   

1813  Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876.   

1814  Rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876   

1816  Lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1819  Abner Doubleday, Union general-major/inventor (baseball) [or Jun 26]   

1824  Edward Jenner, discoverer (vaccination), dies   

1826  Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady (1862-76)   

1828  Johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer.   

1831  Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates)   

1833  Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan   

1833  Gaetano Dinozetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan   

1837  Michigan admitted as 26th US state   

1838  Tennessee is recorded as becoming inaugural state to prohibit alcohol.   

1838  Tennessee is recorded as becoming 1st state to prohibit alcohol.   

1841  Hong Kong is recorded as becoming a British soverign territory.   

1841  Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain.   

1849  Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (Death's Jest-Book), suicide at 45.   

1850  1st German-language daily newspaper in US published, NYC   

1850  Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies   

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1497  Emperor go-nara of japan: Emperor go-nara of japan (d. 1557)   

1541  Florent chrestien: French writer   

1613  Johann jakob wolleb: Composer   

1667  Henricus zwaardecroon: Gov-gen of neth-indies   

1708  William hayes: Composer   

1714  Jean b pigalle: French sculptor (child with bird cage)   

1715  Claude helvetius: Paris france, philosopher   

1716  George sackville germain: 1st viscount sackville   

0946  Eadgyth: German queen   

1109  Death of Albericus of côteaux: French saint,   

1567  Nicholas wotton: English diplomat   

1630  Death of Henry briggs: English mathematician (b. 1556)   

1636  Death of Jean hotman: Marquis de villers-st-paul, french diplomat (b. 1552)   

1697  Death of Georg mohr: Danish mathematician (b. 1640)   

1706  Death of Guillaume poitevin: Composer,   

1744  Death of Ludwig andreas graf khevenhüller: Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)