Page 2: Historical Events In January - 09

1793  Jean-Pierre Blanchard makes the first successful balloon flight in the U.S. His hydrogen-filled balloon lifts off in Philadelphia, PA and lands 15 miles away in Woodbury, NJ on this day in history.   

1793  1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Phila on this day in history.   

1798  On January - 09 pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79   

1799  Income Tax introduced in UK on this day in history.   

1803  Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888 on January - 09.   

1806  On this day in history admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral.   

1811  The first Women's Golf Tournament held on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history 1st Women's Golf Tournament held   

1812  Swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon on January - 09.   

1815  On this day in history william Jackson, composer   

1816  John Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889 on this day in history.   

1820  Pavel Krizkovsky, composer on January - 09.   

1822  On this day in history john Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901   

1828  On January - 09 pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot (Neder-Rhijn), dies at 83   

1829  On January - 09 adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken)   

1832  Esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia   

1839  Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science on January - 09.   

1839  Thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri) on January - 09.   

1839  John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer on this day in history.   

1843  Christiaan A Ulder, Curacao, composer (waltzes/tumbas) on January - 09.   

1843  On this day in history caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany   

1847  The first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star) on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history 1st SF newspaper published (California Star)   

1848  On January - 09 people's uprising in Palermo Sicily   

1848  The first commercial bank in San Francisco established on January - 09.   

1848  On this day in history 1st commercial bank in SF established   

1849  On January - 09 jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83   

1851  Giuseppi Gallignani, composer on this day in history.   

1853  Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history astor Library opens in New York City NY   

1854  Astor Library opens in NYC on January - 09.   

1854  Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history the clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies   

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1554  On this day in history birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on January - 09.   

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on January - 09.   

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on January - 09.   

1695  On January - 09 birth of john E Loovens, lawyer   

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on January - 09.   

1728  On January - 09 birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)   

1150  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on January - 09.   

1282  On January - 09 death of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)   

1283  On January - 09 death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

1499  Johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43 on January - 09.   

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1543  On January - 09 death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on January - 09.   

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on January - 09.