Page 3: Historical Events In January - 09

1855  Clipper Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 dies on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)   

1857  7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif   

1857  Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide.   

1859  On this day in history carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader   

1861  Mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history the first hostile act of Civil War; Star of the West fired on, Sumter SC   

1861  On this day in history 1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC   

1862  In Halifax, Nova Scotia the Grenadier Guards land to garrison the Citadel Fort on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history -Jan 11th] Battle of Arkansas Post, AK (Ft Hindman)   

1863  Ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1866  On January - 09 fisk University establishes   

1866  On January - 09 albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher   

1867  Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth) on January - 09.   

1870  On this day in history joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge)   

1871  Charles Kortright, British(?) cricket player on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history hans Bethge, writer   

1878  On this day in history umberto I becomes King of Italy.   

1878  Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 on January - 09.   

1879  Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Fort Robinson on January - 09.   

1879  Kirland Warbler discovered on Andros Island in Bahamas on this day in history.   

1879  Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Ft Robinson on this day in history.   

1879  On January - 09 john Broadus Watson, behaviorist psychologist   

1879  On this day in history don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86   

1880  On January - 09 6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days   

1881  Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) on this day in history.   

1886  Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history near Queenston Ontario the Niagara Suspension Bridge collapses during a winter storm   

1890  On this day in history karel Capek, Czech, writer (R U R); coined the word "robot"   

1891  August Gailit, Estonia, writer (Ekke Moor) on January - 09.   

1893  On January - 09 mohara, Arab ivory/slave trader, dies in battle & is eaten   

1894  On this day in history "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters   

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

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 January - 09 birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

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

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

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

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on this day in history.   

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

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

1283  On this day in history death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

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

1514  On January - 09 anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36   

1543  On this day in history death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on this day in history.