Page 4: Historical Events In January - 05

1859  The first steamboat sails, Red River on this day in history.   

1859  1st steamboat sails, Red River on this day in history.   

1859  On January - 05 deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

1860  On January - 05 st John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies   

1861  On January - 05 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter   

1861  Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter   

1862  Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1871  A group of Chinese find a nugget at Dunolly, Victoria, called The Precious, which yields 50.418 kg of pure gold on this day in history.   

1871  On January - 05 frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer   

1874  On this day in history the city of Winnipeg holds first civic election. Only 304 voters were registered, but 331 ballots are cast. go figure   

1874  Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) on this day in history.   

1875  CDR Edward Lull begins expedition to locate best ship canal route across Panama on January - 05.   

1875  Charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris on January - 05.   

1875  On this day in history president Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg MS   

1876  Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) on January - 05.   

1880  On January - 05 nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer   

1881  On January - 05 nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

1887  On this day in history 1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University   

1888  On this day in history dutch Heidemaatschappij established   

1888  Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday on this day in history.   

1889  Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] on this day in history.   

1890  Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies on January - 05.   

1891  On January - 05 johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893]   

1891  Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89 on January - 05.   

1892  1st successful auroral photograph made on January - 05.   

1892  Francesca Bertini, Florence Italy, actress (Odette, Assunta Spina) on January - 05.   

1893  On January - 05 friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik)   

1895  French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank in anti-semitic trial; later declared innocent on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history french Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent   

1895  Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London on January - 05.   

1895  Jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest on this day in history.   

1896  German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays on January - 05.   

1896  Hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP) on this day in history.   

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.   

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on January - 05.   

1596  On January - 05 birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.   

0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on January - 05.   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on January - 05.   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.   

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

1448  On January - 05 death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on January - 05.