Historical Events In January - 05

1809  On this day in history treaty of Dardanelles concluded between Britain & France   

1810  On January - 05 auguste Mermet, composer   

1811  Cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey) on January - 05.   

1813  Thomas Neville Waul, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903 on January - 05.   

1814  Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72 on January - 05.   

1822  Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire on this day in history.   

1822  Joseph Brevard Kershaw, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 on this day in history.   

1823  William Rockstro, composer on this day in history.   

1825  On January - 05 alexandre Dumas pare fights his first duel; his pants fall down   

1827  Frederick of York, English duke/bishop/general, dies at 63 on January - 05.   

1828  On January - 05 first edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad)   

1828  On this day in history 1st edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad)   

1828  On this day in history august Valentine Kautz, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1895   

1834  On this day in history kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell   

1835  Friedrich Richard Faltin, composer on January - 05.   

1836  On this day in history davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo   

1837  A Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5] on January - 05.   

1840  On this day in history records show 95,820 licensed public houses in England on this date   

1840  On January - 05 john Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

1841  James Clark Ross (UK) is first to enter pack ice near Ross Ice Shelf on this day in history.   

1841  James Clark Ross (UK) is 1st to enter pack ice near Ross Ice Shelf on this day in history.   

1846  The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom on January - 05.   

1846  Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908) on January - 05.   

1848  On January - 05 khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet   

1848  Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1850  On January - 05 california Exchange opens   

1850  Calif Exchange opens on January - 05.   

1850  On January - 05 theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher   

1854  On January - 05 steamship San Francisco wrecked-300 die   

1855  USS Plymouth crew skirmish with Chinese troops on January - 05.   

1855  On January - 05 king Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor)   

1856  On January - 05 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67   

1858  Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror) on January - 05.   

1858  Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91 on January - 05.   

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

1548  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  On January - 05 birth of william Cobbold, composer   

1587  On this day in history birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

1614  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on this day in history.   

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1400  On January - 05 death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

1448  On this day in history death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  On January - 05 death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on January - 05.