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 January - 09.   

1799  On this day in history income Tax introduced in UK   

1803  Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1815  William Jackson, composer on this day in history.   

1816  John Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889 on January - 09.   

1820  On January - 09 pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

1822  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)   

1839  On January - 09 john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

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  On this day in history the first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star)   

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

1848  People's uprising in Palermo Sicily on January - 09.   

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

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  On January - 09 giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

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

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

1854  On this day in history astor Library opens in NYC   

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

1855  On January - 09 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 January - 09.   

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

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on January - 09.   

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

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

1695  On January - 09 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  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on January - 09.   

1282  On this day in history 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 January - 09.   

1499  On January - 09 johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43   

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