Page 2: 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 this day in history 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  Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral on this day in history.   

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

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

1812  On January - 09 swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon   

1815  On January - 09 william Jackson, composer   

1816  John Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889 on January - 09.   

1820  On this day in history pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

1822  John Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901 on this day in history.   

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 January - 09 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  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  Caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany on January - 09.   

1847  The first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star) on January - 09.   

1847  On January - 09 1st SF newspaper published (California Star)   

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

1848  On this day in history the first commercial bank in San Francisco established   

1848  1st commercial bank in SF established on January - 09.   

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 January - 09 astor Library opens in New York City NY   

1854  On January - 09 astor Library opens in NYC   

1854  Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on January - 09.   

1855  The clipper ship Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies on January - 09.   

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

1574  On this day in history birth of christoph Buel, composer   

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

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

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1499  On January - 09 johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43   

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  On January - 09 death of amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  On January - 09 death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)