Historical Events In January - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1827 Freedom Journal, first Black paper, begins publishing on January - 21.
1827 On this day in history freedom Journal, 1st Black paper, begins publishing
1829 Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet on this day in history.
1830 Portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported on January - 21.
1831 On this day in history achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49
1833 Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) on this day in history.
1839 On this day in history acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University.
1840 On January - 21 sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician
1846 On this day in history the first edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News"
1846 On January - 21 1st edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News"
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 Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester, Mass on this day in history.
1854 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 on this day in history.
1855 John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer on January - 21.
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 On January - 21 outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne.
1864 The Tauranga Campaign starts during the Maori Wars on this day in history.
1865 Jan 21, Akrin, Ohio is incorporated as a city on this day in history.
1867 On this day in history james Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail)
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 January - 21.
1872 Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1874 Franz Grillparzer's "Libussa," premieres in Vienna on January - 21.
1875 On January - 21 john Lindworsky, German jesuit/psychologist (Der Wille)
1878 Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) on this day in history.
1879 Henrik Ibsen's "Et Dukkehjem," premieres in Copenhagen on January - 21.
1880 Jeffree & Pendray install Victoria's*(British Columbia) first business telephones; W. J. Jeffree's Clothing store, W. I. Pendray's Soap Factory on this day in history.
1880 On this day in history the first US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis TN
1880 1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis on this day in history.
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