Historical Events In January - 09

1793  On January - 09 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.   

1793  On January - 09 1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Phila   

1798  On this day in history pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79   

1799  On this day in history income Tax introduced in UK   

1803  On January - 09 christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888   

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

1811  On January - 09 the first Women's Golf Tournament held   

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

1812  On this day in history swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon   

1815  William Jackson, composer on January - 09.   

1816  On January - 09 john Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889   

1820  Pavel Krizkovsky, composer on January - 09.   

1822  John Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901 on January - 09.   

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

1829  Adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken) on this day in history.   

1832  Esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname on January - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)   

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 January - 09 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  1st SF newspaper published (California Star) on January - 09.   

1848  People's uprising in Palermo Sicily on this day in history.   

1848  On January - 09 the first commercial bank in San Francisco established   

1848  1st commercial bank in SF established on this day in history.   

1849  Jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

1853  Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75 on January - 09.   

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  The clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies on this day in history.   

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on January - 09.   

1571  On January - 09 birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

1695  On this day in history birth of john E Loovens, lawyer   

1699  On this day in history birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer   

1728  On this day in history birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)   

1150  On January - 09 death of emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état.   

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on January - 09.   

1283  Death of Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236) on January - 09.   

1499  Johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

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

1543  Death of Guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.