Historical Events In January - 09

1855  On January - 09 clipper Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies   

1856  On January - 09 anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)   

1857  7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA on this day in history.   

1857  7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif on January - 09.   

1857  Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) on January - 09.   

1858  On this day in history anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide.   

1859  Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader on January - 09.   

1861  On January - 09 mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede   

1861  On this day in history the first hostile act of Civil War; Star of the West fired on, Sumter SC   

1861  On January - 09 1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC   

1862  In Halifax, Nova Scotia the Grenadier Guards land to garrison the Citadel Fort on this day in history.   

1863  -Jan 11th] Battle of Arkansas Post, AK (Ft Hindman) on this day in history.   

1863  Ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1866  On January - 09 fisk University establishes   

1866  On this day in history albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher   

1867  Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth) on January - 09.   

1870  Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge) on this day in history.   

1871  On January - 09 charles Kortright, British(?) cricket player   

1876  Hans Bethge, writer on January - 09.   

1878  On January - 09 umberto I becomes King of Italy.   

1878  On January - 09 victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

1879  Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Fort Robinson on this day in history.   

1879  Kirland Warbler discovered on Andros Island in Bahamas on January - 09.   

1879  On January - 09 cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Ft Robinson   

1879  John Broadus Watson, behaviorist psychologist on this day in history.   

1879  Don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86 on January - 09.   

1880  6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days on this day in history.   

1881  On January - 09 giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)   

1886  Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1889  On January - 09 near Queenston Ontario the Niagara Suspension Bridge collapses during a winter storm   

1890  Karel Capek, Czech, writer (R U R); coined the word "robot" on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history august Gailit, Estonia, writer (Ekke Moor)   

1893  Mohara, Arab ivory/slave trader, dies in battle & is eaten on January - 09.   

1894  "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters 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 this day in history birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

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

1620  On January - 09 birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

1695  On January - 09 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 January - 09.   

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

1283  On January - 09 death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

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  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on this day in history.