Historical Events In January - 21
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
1827 Freedom Journal, first Black paper, begins publishing on January - 21.
1827 On January - 21 freedom Journal, 1st Black paper, begins publishing
1829 Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet on this day in history.
1830 On January - 21 portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported
1831 Achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49 on January - 21.
1833 On January - 21 norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)
1839 On this day in history acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University.
1840 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician on January - 21.
1846 The first edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News" on January - 21.
1846 1st edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News" on this day in history.
1848 Henri Duparc, French composer on this day in history.
1851 On January - 21 gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49
1853 Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester MA on January - 21.
1853 On January - 21 envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester, Mass
1854 On this day in history the Cardiff schooner Catherine o'Flanagan, stranded near Tyrella, in Dundrum Bay, Northern Ireland. Although the ship did not suffer much damage in the stranding the crew had abandoned her before she hit the shore and were drowned in the breakers.
1855 John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer on January - 21.
1859 On this day in history antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer
1861 On January - 21 jefferson Davis of Mississippi & 4 other southern senators resign
1861 Mississippi Sen. Jefferson Davis resigned from the U.S. Senate, 12 days before Mississippi seceded from the Union on this day in history.
1863 City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years on January - 21.
1863 Outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne on this day in history.
1864 On January - 21 the Tauranga Campaign starts during the Maori Wars.
1865 On January - 21 jan 21, Akrin, Ohio is incorporated as a city.
1867 On January - 21 james Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail)
1871 On this day in history john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73
1872 On this day in history frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister
1872 On January - 21 franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81
1874 Franz Grillparzer's "Libussa," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.
1875 On this day in history john Lindworsky, German jesuit/psychologist (Der Wille)
1878 Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) on this day in history.
1879 On January - 21 henrik Ibsen's "Et Dukkehjem," premieres in Copenhagen
1880 Jeffree & Pendray install Victoria's*(British Columbia) first business telephones; W. J. Jeffree's Clothing store, W. I. Pendray's Soap Factory on this day in history.
1880 On this day in history the first US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis TN
1880 On this day in history 1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis
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