Page 3: Historical Events In January - 06

1786  On this day in history in Saint John, New Brunswick the first sitting of the New Brunswick legislature takes place at Saint John.   

1790  Johann Trier, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1791  Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer on January - 06.   

1794  Kaspar Masek, composer on this day in history.   

1798  Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer on this day in history.   

1799  Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer on January - 06.   

1799  On January - 06 w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25   

1800  Willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician on January - 06.   

1800  William Jones, composer, dies at 73 on January - 06.   

1802  Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romania, author/novelist/writer (Gramatica) on January - 06.   

1803  On this day in history henri Herz, composer   

1807  Joseph Holt, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1894 on January - 06.   

1811  On this day in history charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator, died in 1874   

1822  Heinrich Schliemann, German polyglot/archeologist (Troje) on this day in history.   

1826  On this day in history herman Grimm, Germany, writer/novelist (Ralph Waldo Emerson)   

1827  John Calvin Brown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1889 on January - 06.   

1829  On this day in history kanagaki Robun [Bunzo Nozaki], Japanese humorist/gesaku-author   

1831  On this day in history rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64   

1832  On this day in history new England Anti-Slavery Society organizes (Boston)   

1832  The birth of Gustave Dore, French illustrator on this day in history.   

1838  On January - 06 samuel F.B. Morse makes the first public demonstration of the telegraph, in Morristown, New Jersey.   

1838  Samuel Morse gives the first demonstration of the electric telegraph on January - 06.   

1838  On January - 06 max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer   

1839  2 day storm off Irish &English coast immortalized as "The Big Wind" on this day in history.   

1839  2 day storm off Irish & English coast immortalized as "Big Wind" on January - 06.   

1842  4,500 British &Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India on this day in history.   

1842  On January - 06 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India   

1842  On January - 06 clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)   

1845  Protestants and Catholics riot in Stratford, Ontario following the council election; eighty men fight in the streets on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist (New Era)   

1854  Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle) on January - 06.   

1856  Giuseppe Martucci, composer on January - 06.   

1857  Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania on January - 06.   

1857  On this day in history patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn   

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1367  On January - 06 birth of richard II, Bordeaux, France, king of England (1377-99)   

1367  Richard II of England (d. 1400) was born on January - 06.   

1367  Richard II, Bordeaux, France, King of England (1377-99) (d. 1400) was born on this day in history.   

1412  On this day in history birth of joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr   

1412  On this day in history birth of joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431)   

1412  On this day in history birth of joan of Arc, Domrémy, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431)   

1486  Martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor was born on this day in history.   

1488  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae) was born on this day in history.   

0664  Death of Amr ibn al-A'as, Arab general (bc. 583) on this day in history.   

1088  Berengarius of Tours, French theologist, dies on January - 06.   

1275  Raymundus of Penafort, Spanish church law scholar, dies on this day in history.   

1374  Andreas Corsini, Italian saint/bishop of Fiesole, dies on this day in history.   

1425  On January - 06 jan of Bavaria, liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies   

1448  Christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1481  On this day in history death of akhmat Khan, Khan of the Golden Horde   

1536  Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect/painter, dies on January - 06.