Page 3: Historical Events In January - 21

1827  Freedom Journal, first Black paper, begins publishing on January - 21.   

1827  Freedom Journal, 1st Black paper, begins publishing on January - 21.   

1829  On January - 21 oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet   

1830  Portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported on January - 21.   

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

1833  Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) on January - 21.   

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

1840  On January - 21 sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician   

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

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

1848  On January - 21 henri Duparc, French composer   

1851  Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1853  On January - 21 envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester MA   

1853  On January - 21 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 this day in history john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer   

1859  Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history jefferson Davis of Mississippi & 4 other southern senators resign   

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

1863  City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years on January - 21.   

1863  Outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne on January - 21.   

1864  The Tauranga Campaign starts during the Maori Wars on January - 21.   

1865  On January - 21 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  On January - 21 john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73   

1872  Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

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

1875  John Lindworsky, German jesuit/psychologist (Der Wille) on January - 21.   

1878  Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) on January - 21.   

1879  Henrik Ibsen's "Et Dukkehjem," premieres in Copenhagen on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history the first US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis TN   

1880  On this day in history 1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis   

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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 January - 21.   

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 January - 21.   

1735  On January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)   

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

0304  Death of Saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291) on January - 21.   

0879  On January - 21 boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies   

0917  On this day in history death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)   

1118  On January - 21 paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

1519  On January - 21 death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  On January - 21 death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

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

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.