Page 4: Historical Events In January - 04

1881  On this day in history johannes Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" premieres, Breslau   

1881  Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) on January - 04.   

1883  Ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) forms on January - 04.   

1883  Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52) on this day in history.   

1883  Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on January - 04.   

1884  Last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario) on January - 04.   

1885  An appendix is successfuly removed for the first time in Iowa, USA on January - 04.   

1885  On this day in history dr W W Grant of Iowa, performs first appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22)   

1885  The first appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant of Davenport, Iowa on January - 04.   

1885  Dr W W Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22) on January - 04.   

1885  On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29   

1886  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 on January - 04.   

1887  Thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km on January - 04.   

1887  On January - 04 thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF)   

1888  On this day in history arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)   

1889  Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child) on this day in history.   

1890  Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff on January - 04.   

1891  Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies on January - 04.   

1893  On January - 04 uS President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy   

1893  On January - 04 uS pres Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy   

1893  Manuel Palau Boix, composer on January - 04.   

1894  France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia on January - 04.   

1894  On this day in history wesley La Violette, composer   

1895  Lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state   

1896  On January - 04 seven members of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell's cabinet resign over the Manitoba Schools Question.   

1896  On this day in history utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state.   

1896  On this day in history aFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC   

1898  On this day in history 1st installment of William Dean Howell's "Life & Letters" appears   

1898  On January - 04 roger Vuataz, composer   

1898  On January - 04 frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73   

1902  On January - 04 france's Panama Canal Co. offers to sell its interests to the United States and reduces its asking price from $109 million to $40 million   

1902  On January - 04 hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick vs England at the MCG   

1902  Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick v England at the MCG on this day in history.   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]   

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.   

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.   

1428  On this day in history death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1678  On January - 04 johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.