Historical Events In January - 06

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

1790  On this day in history johann Trier, composer, dies at 73   

1791  On this day in history jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer   

1794  On this day in history kaspar Masek, composer   

1798  On this day in history ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer   

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

1799  On this day in history w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25   

1800  Willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician on this day in history.   

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

1802  On January - 06 ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romania, author/novelist/writer (Gramatica)   

1803  On this day in history henri Herz, composer   

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

1811  Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator, died in 1874 on January - 06.   

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

1826  Herman Grimm, Germany, writer/novelist (Ralph Waldo Emerson) on January - 06.   

1827  On this day in history john Calvin Brown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1889   

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

1831  Rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64 on January - 06.   

1832  New England Anti-Slavery Society organizes (Boston) on January - 06.   

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

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

1838  On this day in history samuel Morse gives the first demonstration of the electric telegraph   

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

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

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

1842  On this day in history 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  Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist (New Era) on January - 06.   

1854  On this day in history sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle)   

1856  On January - 06 giuseppe Martucci, composer   

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

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

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

1367  On this day in history birth of richard II of England (d. 1400)   

1367  On this day in history birth of richard II, Bordeaux, France, King of England (1377-99) (d. 1400)   

1412  Joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr was born on January - 06.   

1412  On January - 06 birth of joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431)   

1412  Joan of Arc, Domrémy, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431) was born on January - 06.   

1486  Martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor was born on January - 06.   

1488  On January - 06 birth of helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae)   

0664  Death of Amr ibn al-A'as, Arab general (bc. 583) on January - 06.   

1088  On January - 06 berengarius of Tours, French theologist, dies   

1275  On this day in history raymundus of Penafort, Spanish church law scholar, dies   

1374  On this day in history andreas Corsini, Italian saint/bishop of Fiesole, dies   

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

1448  On January - 06 christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies   

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.