Page 3: Historical Events In January - 31

1863  F Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis).   

1864  Hamilton Rowan Gamble, US judge/governor of Missouri (1861-64), dies.   

1865  Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America   

1865  Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24)   

1865  General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies   

1865  General Robert E. Lee is recorded as becoming General-in-Chief of the Confederate troops   

1866  Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man)   

1867  Maronite nationalist leader Youssef Karam leaves Lebanon on board of a French ship for Algeria   

1868  Theodore William Richards, chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914)   

1869  Henri Carton de Wiart, Belgian Count/literary/premier (1920-21)   

1871  Millions of birds fly over western San Francisco, darken the sky   

1871  Millions of birds fly over western SF, darkens sky   

1872  Zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage).   

1874  Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill MO.   

1874  Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri   

1876  The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations   

1877  Max Ettlinger, German philosopher.   

1878  Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist.   

1880  An Ice Railway is opened between Longueuil and Montreal by the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway. A railway track was placed on large timbers laid on the ice of the St. Lawrence River. During the summer months the QMO and O used a car ferry. An ice railway was laid each winter until 1883   

1881  Irving Langmuir, inventor (tungsten filament lamp/Nobel 1932)   

1882  Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina is born.   

1882  Anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer.   

1884  Nicholas Joy, Paris France, actor (Boss Lady)   

1886  Alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman (Pres UN security council-1948).   

1889  F R Foster, cricketer (330 runs and 45 wickets for England).   

1890  Adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde).   

1891  The inaugural attempt of a Portuguese republican revolution breakes out in the northern city of Porto.   

1891  Max Drischner, composer.   

1891  Ernest Meissonier, French painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 75   

1892  Eddie Cantor, NYC, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater).   

1893  "Westminster Gazette" begins publishing   

1893  Freya Stark, English explorist/author.   

1894  Percy Helton, NY, actor (Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men).   

1895  Jose Martí and others leave NYC for invasion of Spanish Cuba.   

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0877  Taejo of goryeo: Ruler of korea   

1512  King henry of portugal: King henry of portugal (d. 1580)   

1517  Gioseffo zarlino: Composer   

1543  Tokugawa ieyasu: Shogun of japan   

1550  Henry i: Duke of guise, french catholic leader   

1573  Ambrosius metzger: Composer   

1597  John francis regis: French saint   

1601  Pieter de bloot: Dutch landscape painter   

0743  Muhammad al-baqir: Shia imam (b. 676)   

1435  Death of Xuande: Emperor of china (b. 1398)   

1561  Death of Menno simonsz: Dutch priest/vicar (foundation book),   

1580  Death of Hendrik: Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80),   

1606  Guy fawkes: Convicted in the "gunpowder plot", executed at 35   

1615  Death of Claudio aquaviva: Italian jesuit (b. 1543)   

1632  Death of Joost bürgi: Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)   

1665  Death of Johannes clauberg: German theologian and philosopher (b. 1622)