Page 4: Historical Events In January - 05

1859  The first steamboat sails, Red River on January - 05.   

1859  On this day in history 1st steamboat sails, Red River   

1859  On this day in history deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

1860  On this day in history st John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies   

1861  250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay   

1861  250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter on January - 05.   

1862  Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on January - 05.   

1871  A group of Chinese find a nugget at Dunolly, Victoria, called The Precious, which yields 50.418 kg of pure gold on January - 05.   

1871  On this day in history frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer   

1874  The city of Winnipeg holds first civic election. Only 304 voters were registered, but 331 ballots are cast. go figure on this day in history.   

1874  On January - 05 joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)   

1875  On January - 05 cDR Edward Lull begins expedition to locate best ship canal route across Panama.   

1875  Charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris on January - 05.   

1875  On January - 05 president Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg MS   

1876  Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) on January - 05.   

1880  On this day in history nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer   

1881  Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer on January - 05.   

1887  On January - 05 1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University   

1888  On this day in history dutch Heidemaatschappij established   

1888  On this day in history henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday   

1889  Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] on January - 05.   

1890  On January - 05 cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies   

1891  On January - 05 johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893]   

1891  Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89 on January - 05.   

1892  On January - 05 1st successful auroral photograph made   

1892  On January - 05 francesca Bertini, Florence Italy, actress (Odette, Assunta Spina)   

1893  Friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik) on this day in history.   

1895  French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank in anti-semitic trial; later declared innocent on January - 05.   

1895  On January - 05 french Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent   

1895  Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London on this day in history.   

1895  Jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest on this day in history.   

1896  German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays on this day in history.   

1896  Hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP) on this day in history.   

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on January - 05.   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.   

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.   

1592  On January - 05 birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

1596  On January - 05 birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

1614  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on January - 05.   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.   

1387  On this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on this day in history.   

1425  On this day in history death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  On this day in history death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.