Historical Events In January - 21

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer on January - 21.   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) on January - 21.   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] on January - 21.   

1746  On this day in history gottfried Kirkhoff, composer, dies at 60   

1749  On January - 21 the Verona Philharmonic Theatre was destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt in 1754.   

1751  Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer on this day in history.   

1757  On January - 21 in Ticonderoga New York Robert Rogers 1731-1795 defeated with his Rogers Rangers by French near Ticonderoga   

1759  Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot on this day in history.   

1762  Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer on this day in history.   

1771  On January - 21 arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director   

1774  On January - 21 mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56   

1775  On this day in history manuel Garcia, composer   

1789  The first American novel, WH Brown's "The Power of Sympathy," is published on January - 21.   

1789  1st American novel, WH Brown's "Power of Sympathy," is published on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history french King Louis XVI was executed in Paris.   

1792  On January - 21 tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)   

1793  On this day in history jan 21, King Louis the 16th of France is found guilty of treason and beheaded during the Revolution.   

1793  Louis XVI, the King of France, is guillotined during the French revolution on this day in history.   

1793  On January - 21 prussia & Russia sign partition treaty (Poland divided)   

1793  On this day in history louis XVI, French king (1774-93), beheaded by revolutionaries at 38   

1796  John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author on January - 21.   

1799  On January - 21 edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced   

1801  On this day in history ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer   

1813  On January - 21 pineapple introduced to Hawaii (or 01/111)   

1814  Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer on January - 21.   

1815  Horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia) on January - 21.   

1815  M Claudius, writer, dies at 74 on January - 21.   

1818  Keats writes his poem "On a Lock of Milton's Hair" on January - 21.   

1821  Paramaribo Suriname catches fire, 4 die on January - 21.   

1821  On this day in history john Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed)   

1823  Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer on January - 21.   

1824  Ashantees defeat British at Accra, West Africa on this day in history.   

1824  The birth of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, American general on January - 21.   

1824  Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed) on January - 21.   

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1337  On January - 21 birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on January - 21.   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.   

1659  On this day in history birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  On January - 21 birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)   

1735  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.   

1746  On this day in history birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]   

0304  On January - 21 death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

0917  On January - 21 death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on January - 21.   

1519  On January - 21 death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on January - 21.   

1546  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on January - 21.   

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.