Historical Events In January - 22

1748  On January - 22 lewis Edson, composer   

1753  On this day in history peter Fuchs, composer   

1756  On this day in history vincenzo Righini, composer   

1758  On January - 22 russian troops occupy Königsberg, East Prussia [OS=Jan 11]   

1760  Battle at Wandewash India: British troops beat French on January - 22.   

1771  Spain agrees to cede Falkland Islands to Britain on this day in history.   

1771  Spain ceded the Falkland Islands to Britain on January - 22.   

1771  The Falkland Islands are given to Britain by the Spanish on this day in history.   

1771  On January - 22 spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain   

1775  On January - 22 marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw Poland   

1779  Stefano Pavesi, composer on this day in history.   

1781  Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer on January - 22.   

1781  On this day in history johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66   

1788  The birth of Lord Byron, English poet on January - 22.   

1788  On this day in history lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)   

1796  On January - 22 bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78   

1798  On January - 22 coup of Midderigh   

1798  On this day in history lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 71   

1799  Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 on January - 22.   

1802  Richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY) on this day in history.   

1813  Major General Henry Proctor leads 500 soldiers and militia, with Tecumseh's 800 Indians from Amherstburg, in a counterattack across the frozen Detroit River after his defeat 4 days earlier. He recaptures the River Raison post, and defeats 900 US troops led by Brig. Gen. James Winchester, capturing Winchester and 500 Americans on January - 22.   

1813  On January - 22 americans capture Frenchtown, Canada   

1814  On January - 22 1st Knights Templar grand encampment in US held, NYC   

1815  On this day in history ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer   

1816  On January - 22 lord Byron completes "Parisina" & "Siege of Corinth"   

1817  English freighter Diana sinks off Malaysia on January - 22.   

1820  Hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet on January - 22.   

1824  On January - 22 ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.   

1824  On January - 22 josef Leopold Zvonar, composer   

1826  [Merriwether] Jeff Thompson, Partisan (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

1831  Charles Darwin takes his Bachelors of Art exam on January - 22.   

1837  On this day in history earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands   

1840  On January - 22 the first British colonists arrive at Port Nicholson, New Zealand.   

1840  On this day in history british colonists reach New Zealand.   

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1263  On this day in history birth of ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328)   

1440  On this day in history birth of ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania   

1553  Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum) was born on this day in history.   

1571  Robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician was born on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history birth of pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher   

1649  On this day in history birth of pascal Collasse, composer   

1654  Richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1336  On January - 22 louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies   

1531  On January - 22 andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44   

1536  Death of Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495) on January - 22.   

1552  On this day in history death of edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason   

1581  On this day in history joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies   

1599  Cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1640  Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on January - 22.   

1700  On this day in history jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39