Historical Events In January - 09

1855  On January - 09 clipper Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies   

1856  Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) on this day in history.   

1857  7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA on January - 09.   

1857  On January - 09 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif   

1857  Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) on January - 09.   

1858  On this day in history anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide.   

1859  On this day in history carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader   

1861  On January - 09 mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede   

1861  The first hostile act of Civil War; Star of the West fired on, Sumter SC on January - 09.   

1861  On this day in history 1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC   

1862  On this day in history in Halifax, Nova Scotia the Grenadier Guards land to garrison the Citadel Fort   

1863  -Jan 11th] Battle of Arkansas Post, AK (Ft Hindman) on January - 09.   

1863  On January - 09 ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71   

1866  Fisk University establishes on this day in history.   

1866  Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher on January - 09.   

1867  Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth) on January - 09.   

1870  Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge) on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history charles Kortright, British(?) cricket player   

1876  Hans Bethge, writer on January - 09.   

1878  Umberto I becomes King of Italy on January - 09.   

1878  On this day in history victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

1879  Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Fort Robinson on January - 09.   

1879  Kirland Warbler discovered on Andros Island in Bahamas on this day in history.   

1879  Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Ft Robinson on January - 09.   

1879  On this day in history john Broadus Watson, behaviorist psychologist   

1879  Don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86 on January - 09.   

1880  6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days on this day in history.   

1881  Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) on January - 09.   

1886  Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1889  Near Queenston Ontario the Niagara Suspension Bridge collapses during a winter storm on this day in history.   

1890  On January - 09 karel Capek, Czech, writer (R U R); coined the word "robot"   

1891  August Gailit, Estonia, writer (Ekke Moor) on January - 09.   

1893  On January - 09 mohara, Arab ivory/slave trader, dies in battle & is eaten   

1894  On this day in history "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters   

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1554  On January - 09 birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on January - 09.   

1574  On January - 09 birth of christoph Buel, composer   

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

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on January - 09.   

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on January - 09.   

1150  On this day in history death of emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état.   

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on January - 09.   

1283  On this day in history death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

1499  On this day in history johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43   

1514  On this day in history anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36   

1543  On this day in history death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  On January - 09 death of amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on this day in history.