Page 5: Historical Events In January - 01
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1807 On January - 01 curacao is taken by English (until March, 1816)
1807 On this day in history curaçao is taken by English (until March, 1816)
1808 On this day in history african Benevolent Society (education) forms
1808 On this day in history 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
1808 On this day in history sierra Leone becomes a British colony
1808 Congress prohibits importation of slaves on January - 01.
1809 On this day in history holland Brigade under brig gen Chasse reaches Madrid
1809 John Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet) on January - 01.
1809 Holland Brigade under Brigadier General Chassé reaches Madrid on this day in history.
1814 On January - 01 field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub
1814 Field marshal Blücher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub on this day in history.
1815 Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism) on this day in history.
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 January - 01 official reopening of the White House
1818 On January - 01 fedele Fenaroli, composer, dies at 87
1819 Arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold on this day in history.
1826 Baron Van der Capellen resigns as Governor of Dutch-Indies on January - 01.
1827 On January - 01 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 On this day in history william Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal
1831 William Joseph Westbrook, composer on this day in history.
1833 On January - 01 british government demands Falkland islands
1833 On January - 01 curaçao census 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people & 5,894 slaves
1834 On January - 01 german Tolunie goes into effect
1838 The first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide on January - 01.
1838 On January - 01 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide
1838 William Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 on January - 01.
1840 1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, NYC on this day in history.
1842 1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC on January - 01.
1843 Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer on January - 01.
1844 On January - 01 first edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)
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