Page 5: Historical Events In January - 01

1807  On this day in history curacao is taken by English (until March, 1816)   

1807  Curaçao is taken by English (until March, 1816) on January - 01.   

1808  African Benevolent Society (education) forms on January - 01.   

1808  Importation of slaves into the United States is banned as of January 1 by an act of Congress passed last year, but illegal imports continue on this day in history.   

1808  On January - 01 sierra Leone becomes a British colony   

1808  On this day in history congress prohibits importation of slaves   

1809  Holland Brigade under brig gen Chasse reaches Madrid on January - 01.   

1809  On January - 01 john Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet)   

1809  Holland Brigade under Brigadier General Chassé reaches Madrid on January - 01.   

1814  Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub on January - 01.   

1814  Field marshal Blücher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub on this day in history.   

1815  Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism) on January - 01.   

1816  On this day in history francois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60   

1817  Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist on January - 01.   

1817  Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history official reopening of the White House   

1818  Fedele Fenaroli, composer, dies at 87 on January - 01.   

1819  On January - 01 arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold   

1826  Baron Van der Capellen resigns as Governor of Dutch-Indies on January - 01.   

1827  On this day in history dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java   

1827  William Lewis "Old Tige" Cabell, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1831  William Lloyd Garrison publishes first issue of abolitionist journal on January - 01.   

1831  William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal on January - 01.   

1831  On this day in history william Joseph Westbrook, composer   

1833  On January - 01 british government demands Falkland islands   

1833  Curaçao census 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people & 5,894 slaves on this day in history.   

1834  German Tolunie goes into effect on this day in history.   

1838  The first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide on this day in history.   

1838  1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1840  On this day in history 1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, NYC   

1842  On this day in history 1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC   

1843  On January - 01 nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer   

1844  First edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) on January - 01.   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

1431  On this day in history birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.   

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  On this day in history basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  On this day in history death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

0898  On January - 01 odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.   

1204  On January - 01 death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.   

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.   

1515  On January - 01 louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52