Page 2: Historical Events In January - 09

1793  Jean-Pierre Blanchard makes the first successful balloon flight in the U.S. His hydrogen-filled balloon lifts off in Philadelphia, PA and lands 15 miles away in Woodbury, NJ on January - 09.   

1793  On this day in history 1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Phila   

1798  On this day in history pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79   

1799  On January - 09 income Tax introduced in UK   

1803  Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888 on January - 09.   

1806  Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral on January - 09.   

1811  On January - 09 the first Women's Golf Tournament held   

1811  1st Women's Golf Tournament held on this day in history.   

1812  On January - 09 swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon   

1815  On this day in history william Jackson, composer   

1816  On January - 09 john Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889   

1820  Pavel Krizkovsky, composer on January - 09.   

1822  John Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901 on this day in history.   

1828  Pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot (Neder-Rhijn), dies at 83 on January - 09.   

1829  On this day in history adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken)   

1832  Esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia   

1839  On January - 09 daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science   

1839  Thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri) on January - 09.   

1839  John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer on this day in history.   

1843  Christiaan A Ulder, Curacao, composer (waltzes/tumbas) on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany   

1847  On January - 09 the first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star)   

1847  1st SF newspaper published (California Star) on this day in history.   

1848  On January - 09 people's uprising in Palermo Sicily   

1848  The first commercial bank in San Francisco established on this day in history.   

1848  On January - 09 1st commercial bank in SF established   

1849  Jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1851  Giuseppi Gallignani, composer on January - 09.   

1853  On this day in history juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75   

1854  On January - 09 astor Library opens in New York City NY   

1854  On January - 09 astor Library opens in NYC   

1854  On January - 09 filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77   

1855  The clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies on January - 09.   

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1554  On January - 09 birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  On this day in history birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

1574  On this day in history birth of christoph Buel, composer   

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  On January - 09 birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

1695  On this day in history birth of john E Loovens, lawyer   

1699  On this day in history birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer   

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on this day in history.   

1150  On January - 09 death of emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état.   

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on January - 09.   

1283  On January - 09 death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

1499  Johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1514  On January - 09 anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36   

1543  On January - 09 death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on January - 09.   

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on this day in history.