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  On January - 09 1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Phila   

1798  Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

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

1812  On this day in history swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon   

1815  On this day in history william Jackson, composer   

1816  John Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889 on this day in history.   

1820  Pavel Krizkovsky, composer on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history john Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901   

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

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

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

1843  On this day in history christiaan A Ulder, Curacao, composer (waltzes/tumbas)   

1843  Caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany on this day in history.   

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

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

1849  Jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83 on January - 09.   

1851  Giuseppi Gallignani, composer on this day in history.   

1853  On January - 09 juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75   

1854  Astor Library opens in New York City NY on this day in history.   

1854  On January - 09 astor Library opens in NYC   

1854  Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on January - 09.   

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  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  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  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  On January - 09 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  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.