395 Historic Events for January 14
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| 1850 |
Birth |
Pierre Loti, [Julien Viaud], French sea officer/writer (Pˆcheur)
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| 1850 |
Death |
Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93
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| 1851 |
Birth |
Th‚ophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer
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| 1858 |
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French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed
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| 1861 |
Birth |
Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)
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| 1861 |
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Ft Pikens, FL falls into state hands
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| 1863 |
Birth |
Pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator
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| 1863 |
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Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche Louisiana
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| 1864 |
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General Sherman begins his march to the South
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| 1864 |
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Battle of Cosby Creek, TN
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| 1868 |
Birth |
Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)
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| 1868 |
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SC constitutional convention, meets with a black majority
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| 1868 |
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NC constitutional convention meets in Raleigh
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| 1868 |
Death |
Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66
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| 1871 |
Birth |
Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress (Hofslachter)
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| 1873 |
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P B S Pinchback elected to Senate
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| 1873 |
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"Celluloid" registered as a trademark
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| 1874 |
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I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature
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| 1874 |
Birth |
Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)
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| 1875 |
Birth |
Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954)
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| 1878 |
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US Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional
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| 1878 |
Birth |
Victor A D S‚galen, [Max An‚ly], French writer
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| 1882 |
Birth |
Hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer (Story of America)
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Hugh Lofting, England, writer and illustrator (Dr Dolittle)
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| 1887 |
Death |
Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83
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