Page 2: Historical Events In January - 09

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

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

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

1811  The first Women's Golf Tournament held on this day in history.   

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

1812  Swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon on January - 09.   

1815  On January - 09 william Jackson, composer   

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

1820  Pavel Krizkovsky, composer on January - 09.   

1822  On January - 09 john Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901   

1828  On this day in history pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot (Neder-Rhijn), dies at 83   

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

1832  Esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname on January - 09.   

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

1839  On this day in history daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science   

1839  On January - 09 thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)   

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

1843  Christiaan A Ulder, Curacao, composer (waltzes/tumbas) on January - 09.   

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

1847  The first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star) on this day in history.   

1847  1st SF newspaper published (California Star) on January - 09.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1854  On this day in history astor Library opens in New York City NY   

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

1854  Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1855  The clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies on this day in history.   

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1554  On this day in history birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  On January - 09 birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

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

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on January - 09.   

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

1695  On January - 09 birth of john E Loovens, lawyer   

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236) on January - 09.   

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

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on January - 09.   

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

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.