Page 4: Historical Events In January - 28

1868  Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer   

1868  Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62.   

1869  Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72.   

1871  Paris surrenders to Prussians   

1873  Colette, writer.   

1873  Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57   

1875  Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo, composer.   

1878  inaugural telephone exchange (New Haven CT) , and George W Coy hired as inaugural full-time telephone operator.   

1878  1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT).   

1878  Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron).   

1880  Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (Engld wicket-keeper before and after WW I)   

1881  Battle at Laing's Neck Natal Boers beat superior powered British   

1881  Battle at Laing's Neck Natal: Boers beat superior powered British.   

1884  Auguste Piccard, Switzerland, scientist/explorer (balloonist)   

1886  Artur Rubinstein, Lodz Poland, pianist.   

1887  England all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever   

1887  England all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever   

1887  Lily Theresa Strickland, composer   

1891  Camille Melloy, [Paepe], Belgian poet (Parfum des Buis)   

1892  Ernst Lubitsch, German actor is born   

1892  Ernst Lubitsch, Germany, actor (Love Parade).   

1893  Edward Mcdowell's "Hamlet and Ophelia," premieres in Boston   

1893  Elliot Griffis, composer   

1895  Francois Certain de Canrobert, French marshal, dies at 85.   

1896  Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57.   

1897  Valentin Katayev, Odessa Ukraine, novelist/playwright (Embezzled)   

1898  Vittorio Rieti, composer   

1898  Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74   

1899  American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress   

1899  Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger   

1900  Alexandre AM Stols [Chl van Halsbeke], publisher (History of Ecuador)   

1901  Farrier Sergeant Major William James HARDHAM 4th Contingent, NZ Army Force, won the Victoria Cross at Naauwpoort, South Africa.   

1902  E.I. du Pont's Eugene du Pont dies at age 68.   

1902  The Carnegie Institute is established in Washington, D.C   

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1225  Saint thomas aquinas: Saint thomas aquinas (d. 1274)   

1312  Queen joan ii of navarre: Queen joan ii of navarre (d. 1349)   

1457  Henry vii: Pembroke castle, 1st tudor king of england (1485-1509)   

1540  Ludolph van ceulen: German mathematician   

1578  Cornelis haga: Dutch lawyer/ambassador to constantinople (1611-39)   

1582  John barclay: Scottish satirist/poet (euphormio's satyricon)   

1600  Clement ix: [giulio rospigliosi], pistoia, italy, 238th pope (1667-69)   

1608  Giovanni alfonso borelli: Naples, mathematician/astronomer   

0814  Charlemagne: German emperor/roman emperor (800-814),   

1061  Duke spytihnÄ›v ii of bohemia: Duke spytihnÄ›v ii of bohemia (b. 1031)   

1119  Death of Gelasius ii: [giovannis caetani], pope (1118-19),   

1256  Willem ii: Earl of holland/german emperor (1238, 47-56),   

1271  Death of Isabella of aragon: Queen of philip iii of france (b. 1247)   

1393  Death of Earl of joigny: Burned at royal ball   

1443  Death of Robert le maçon: Chancellor of france   

1528  Death of Philips of cleve: Ruler of ravenstein,