Page 3: Historical Events In January - 30

1830  James G Blaine, US, minister of foreign affairs   

1834  Lord Avebury, [John Lubbock], British banker/politician.   

1835  Richard Lawrence misfires at President Andrew Jackson in Washington DC.   

1835  Richard Lawrence misfires at Pres Andrew Jackson in Washington DC.   

1835  Oliver Edwards, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1904   

1838  Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail.   

1841  A fire destroys two-thirds of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.   

1841  Alfred Townsend George, Civil War journalist, died in 1914   

1844  Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)   

1846  Francis H Bradley, British philosopher (neo-idealism).   

1847  Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco   

1853  Emperor Napoleon III marries Eugenie Maria de Montijo y de Guzman.   

1853  Leland Hone, cricketer (England keeper 1879 without county experience).   

1854  The inaugural election in Washington Territory; 1682 votes cast.   

1854  1st election in Washington Territory; 1682 votes cast.   

1858  William Wells Brown published inaugural Black drama, "Leap to Freedom"   

1858  Charles Halle founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester.   

1860  Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer, dies at 44   

1861  Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, Mulhouse Alsace, composer   

1862  US Navy's inaugural ironclad warship (Monitor) launched   

1862  US Navy's 1st ironclad warship (Monitor) launched   

1862  Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer   

1865  Samuel Pl'h Naber, Dutch rear-admiral/librarian   

1866  Gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow).   

1871  Seymour Hicks, St Helier Jersey, actor-manager (Scrooge)   

1873  Rose Melville, actress (Sis)   

1877  Storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces   

1879  French President MacMahon steps down   

1881  Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58.   

1882  Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Former (32nd) American President is born.   

1882  Franklin Delano Roosevelt, New Hyde Park NY, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945)   

1883  England team presented with ashes of a bail after Sydney Test.   

1885  John Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero.   

1888  Harry Moses 297 not out for New South Wales against Victoria.   

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0133  Marcus severus didius julianus: Roman emperor   

1505  Thomas tallis: English composer   

1563  Franciscus gomarus: [francois gomaer], dutch theologist/opera singer   

1566  Alessandro piccinini: Composer   

1615  Thomas rolfe: American colonial settler and only child of pocahontas and john rolfe   

1616  William sancroft: Archbishop (canterbury)   

1624  Arnold geulincx: South netherland, philosopher (about virtue)   

1628  George villiers: 2nd duke of buckingham england   

1030  William v: Duke of aquitaine (b. 969)   

1156  Death of Herman van horn: Bishop of utrecht (1151/52-56),   

1181  Death of Emperor takakura of japan: Emperor takakura of japan (b. 1161)   

1384  Death of Louis ii of flanders: Louis ii of flanders (b. 1330)   

1393  Aimery poitiers: French nobleman, burned at royal ball   

1574  Damião de góis: Portuguese philosopher (b. 1502)   

1584  Death of Jonker wigbold van ewsum: Mister of nienoord,   

1606  Death of Everard digby: English conspirator (b. 1578)