Page 3: Historical Events In January - 21

1827  On this day in history freedom Journal, first Black paper, begins publishing   

1827  On this day in history freedom Journal, 1st Black paper, begins publishing   

1829  Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet on this day in history.   

1830  Portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported on this day in history.   

1831  On January - 21 achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49   

1833  Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) on this day in history.   

1839  Acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University on January - 21.   

1840  Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician on January - 21.   

1846  On January - 21 the first edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News"   

1846  1st edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News" on January - 21.   

1848  Henri Duparc, French composer on January - 21.   

1851  Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49 on January - 21.   

1853  On this day in history envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester MA   

1853  On this day in history envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester, Mass   

1854  On January - 21 the Cardiff schooner Catherine o'Flanagan, stranded near Tyrella, in Dundrum Bay, Northern Ireland. Although the ship did not suffer much damage in the stranding the crew had abandoned her before she hit the shore and were drowned in the breakers.   

1855  On January - 21 john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer   

1859  Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer on January - 21.   

1861  Jefferson Davis of Mississippi & 4 other southern senators resign on this day in history.   

1861  Mississippi Sen. Jefferson Davis resigned from the U.S. Senate, 12 days before Mississippi seceded from the Union on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history city of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years   

1863  Outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne on this day in history.   

1864  The Tauranga Campaign starts during the Maori Wars on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history jan 21, Akrin, Ohio is incorporated as a city.   

1867  James Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail) on this day in history.   

1871  John J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1872  On January - 21 frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister   

1872  Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1874  Franz Grillparzer's "Libussa," premieres in Vienna on January - 21.   

1875  John Lindworsky, German jesuit/psychologist (Der Wille) on this day in history.   

1878  Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history henrik Ibsen's "Et Dukkehjem," premieres in Copenhagen   

1880  On this day in history jeffree & Pendray install Victoria's*(British Columbia) first business telephones; W. J. Jeffree's Clothing store, W. I. Pendray's Soap Factory   

1880  The first US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis TN on January - 21.   

1880  1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis on January - 21.   

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1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1659  On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

1735  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on January - 21.   

0304  On this day in history death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

0879  On this day in history boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies   

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on this day in history.   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on January - 21.   

1519  On this day in history death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history death of azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)   

1596  On this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66