Page 4: Historical Events In January - 04

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

1881  On January - 04 wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)   

1883  On this day in history ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) forms   

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

1883  On this day in history nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91   

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

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

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

1885  On January - 04 eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29   

1886  On January - 04 ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77   

1887  Thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km on this day in history.   

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

1888  On January - 04 arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)   

1889  On this day in history albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child)   

1890  On January - 04 alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff   

1891  On this day in history joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies   

1893  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1894  On January - 04 wesley La Violette, composer   

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

1896  On January - 04 following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state   

1896  Seven members of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell's cabinet resign over the Manitoba Schools Question on this day in history.   

1896  Utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state on this day in history.   

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

1898  1st installment of William Dean Howell's "Life & Letters" appears on January - 04.   

1898  Roger Vuataz, composer on January - 04.   

1898  Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1902  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 on January - 04.   

1902  On this day in history hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick vs England at the MCG   

1902  Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick v England at the MCG on January - 04.   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on January - 04.   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on January - 04.   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on this day in history.   

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

1581  On this day in history birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on this day in history.   

1643  On January - 04 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 this day in history.   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

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

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on January - 04.   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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