432 Historic Events for January 10
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| 1811 |
Death |
Marie-Joseph de Ch‚nier, French poet (Chant du D‚part), dies at 46
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| 1814 |
Birth |
Aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer)
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| 1815 |
Birth |
Thomas Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
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| 1815 |
Birth |
Alexander Brydie Dyer, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1874
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| 1824 |
Death |
Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64
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| 1825 |
Birth |
Alexander Travis Hawthorn, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1899
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| 1833 |
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Felix Mendelssohn's "Die erste Walpurgisnacht," premieres in Berlin
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| 1833 |
Death |
Antoinio da Silva Leite, composer, dies at 73
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| 1833 |
Death |
Adrien Marie Legendre, dies
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| 1834 |
Birth |
John Acton, English historian/MP
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| 1839 |
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Tea from India 1st arrives in UK
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| 1840 |
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Penny Post mail system is starts
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| 1845 |
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Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning begin corresponding
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| 1846 |
Death |
Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75
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| 1853 |
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Charles Reade's "Gold," premieres in London
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| 1854 |
Birth |
Peter Gast, composer
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| 1855 |
Birth |
Peter J Blok, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People)
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| 1855 |
Death |
Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67
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| 1858 |
Birth |
Heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Cheerful Bl„tter, Simplicissimus)
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| 1861 |
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US forts and property seized by Mississippi
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| 1861 |
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Ft Jackson and Ft Philip are taken over by LA state troops
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| 1861 |
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Florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US
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| 1862 |
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Battle of Romney, WV
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| 1862 |
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Battle of Big Sandy River, KY (Middle Creek)
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| 1862 |
Death |
Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47
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