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 this day in history.   

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

1798  Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79 on January - 09.   

1799  On January - 09 income Tax introduced in UK   

1803  On this day in history christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888   

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

1811  On this day in history the first Women's Golf Tournament held   

1811  On January - 09 1st Women's Golf Tournament held   

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

1815  On this day in history william Jackson, composer   

1816  On this day in history john Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889   

1820  On this day in history pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

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

1828  On January - 09 pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot (Neder-Rhijn), dies at 83   

1829  On January - 09 adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken)   

1832  On January - 09 esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname   

1834  On January - 09 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia   

1839  Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science on January - 09.   

1839  Thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri) on this day in history.   

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

1843  On January - 09 christiaan A Ulder, Curacao, composer (waltzes/tumbas)   

1843  On January - 09 caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany   

1847  The first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star) on January - 09.   

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

1848  On this day in history people's uprising in Palermo Sicily   

1848  On this day in history the first commercial bank in San Francisco established   

1848  On this day in history 1st commercial bank in SF established   

1849  On January - 09 jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83   

1851  Giuseppi Gallignani, composer on January - 09.   

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

1854  Astor Library opens in New York City NY on January - 09.   

1854  Astor Library opens in NYC on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77   

1855  On this day in history the clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies   

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on this day in history.   

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On January - 09 birth of christoph Buel, composer   

1620  On January - 09 birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on January - 09.   

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  On January - 09 birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)   

1150  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on this day in history.   

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

1283  On this day in history death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

1499  On this day in history johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43   

1514  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)