420 Historic Events for January 20
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| 1809 |
Birth |
Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma)
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| 1812 |
Birth |
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1892
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| 1813 |
Death |
C M Wieland, writer, dies at 79
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| 1813 |
Birth |
Jacon Gartner Lauman, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
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| 1819 |
Death |
Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70
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| 1820 |
Birth |
Anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women
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| 1830 |
Death |
Michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50
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| 1831 |
Birth |
Pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa)
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| 1837 |
Death |
John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84
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| 1838 |
Death |
Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64
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| 1840 |
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Dutch King Willem II crowned
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| 1840 |
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Dumont D'Urville discovers Ad‚lie Land, Antarctica
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| 1841 |
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China cedes Hong Kong to British
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| 1843 |
Birth |
Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid, Constantinople, London)
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| 1844 |
Birth |
Johan Peter Selmer, composer
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| 1847 |
Birth |
W R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank)
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| 1850 |
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Investigator, 1st ship to effect northwest passage, leaves England
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| 1855 |
Birth |
Amedee-Ernest Chausson, composer
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| 1857 |
Death |
Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32
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| 1859 |
Death |
B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73
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| 1859 |
Death |
Bettina Brentano, composer, dies at 73
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| 1860 |
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Dutch troops conquer Watampone in Celebes
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| 1862 |
Death |
Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines
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| 1865 |
Birth |
Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck
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| 1866 |
Event |
Prim's Insurrection in Spain ends
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