Historical Events In January - 09

1793  On this day in history jean-Pierre Blanchard makes the first successful balloon flight in the U.S. His hydrogen-filled balloon lifts off in Philadelphia, PA and lands 15 miles away in Woodbury, NJ.   

1793  1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Phila on this day in history.   

1798  Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79 on January - 09.   

1799  Income Tax introduced in UK on January - 09.   

1803  Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888 on January - 09.   

1806  On January - 09 admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral.   

1811  The first Women's Golf Tournament held on January - 09.   

1811  On this day in history 1st Women's Golf Tournament held   

1812  Swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon on January - 09.   

1815  On January - 09 william Jackson, composer   

1816  On this day in history john Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889   

1820  On January - 09 pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

1822  John Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901 on this day in history.   

1828  On January - 09 pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot (Neder-Rhijn), dies at 83   

1829  On January - 09 adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken)   

1832  Esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname on this day in history.   

1834  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science   

1839  Thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri) on January - 09.   

1839  On this day in history john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

1843  Christiaan A Ulder, Curacao, composer (waltzes/tumbas) on this day in history.   

1843  On January - 09 caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany   

1847  On January - 09 the first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star)   

1847  On January - 09 1st SF newspaper published (California Star)   

1848  People's uprising in Palermo Sicily on January - 09.   

1848  The first commercial bank in San Francisco established on this day in history.   

1848  1st commercial bank in SF established on this day in history.   

1849  Jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1851  Giuseppi Gallignani, composer on January - 09.   

1853  Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1854  On January - 09 astor Library opens in New York City NY   

1854  Astor Library opens in NYC on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77   

1855  The clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies on January - 09.   

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on January - 09.   

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of christoph Buel, composer   

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

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

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on January - 09.   

1699  On January - 09 birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer   

1728  On January - 09 birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)   

1150  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on January - 09.   

1282  On this day in history death of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)   

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 this day in history.   

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on January - 09.   

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 January - 09.   

1571  On this day in history death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)