Page 2: Historical Events In January - 09

1793  On January - 09 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.   

1793  On January - 09 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  Income Tax introduced in UK on January - 09.   

1803  On January - 09 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  The first Women's Golf Tournament held on January - 09.   

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

1812  Swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon on this day in history.   

1815  William Jackson, composer on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history 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  On January - 09 esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname   

1834  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia on January - 09.   

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

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  Caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany on January - 09.   

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  People's uprising in Palermo Sicily on this day in history.   

1848  On January - 09 the first commercial bank in San Francisco established   

1848  1st commercial bank in SF established on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1854  Astor Library opens in NYC on January - 09.   

1854  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

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

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 09 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  On January - 09 death of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)   

1283  Death of Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236) on this day in history.   

1499  Johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43 on January - 09.   

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1543  Death of Guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491) on January - 09.   

1562  On January - 09 death of amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on January - 09.