401 Historic Events for January 22
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| 1802 |
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Richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY)
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| 1813 |
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Americans capture Frenchtown, Canada
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| 1814 |
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1st Knights Templar grand encampment in US held, NYC
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| 1815 |
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Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer
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| 1816 |
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Lord Byron completes "Parisina" and "Siege of Corinth"
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| 1817 |
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English freighter Diana sinks off Malaysia
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| 1820 |
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Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter (Jahresringe)
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| 1820 |
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Hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet
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| 1824 |
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Josef Leopold Zvonar, composer
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| 1826 |
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[Merriwether] Jeff Thompson, Partisan (Confederate Army), died in 1876
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| 1831 |
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Charles Darwin takes his Bachelors of Art exam
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| 1837 |
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Earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands
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| 1842 |
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Charles Henri Marechal, composer
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| 1845 |
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Paul Vidal de la Blanche, France, geographer
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| 1845 |
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Jacob Verdam, Dutch philologist
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| 1847 |
Death |
Georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71
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| 1848 |
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Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)
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| 1849 |
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August Strindberg, Sweden, dramatist/novelist (Apologia)
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| 1850 |
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Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54
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| 1850 |
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Alta California becomes a daily paper, 1st such in Calif
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| 1852 |
Death |
George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51
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| 1855 |
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Ernst Kullak, composer
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| 1857 |
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National Association of Baseball Players founded, NY
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| 1858 |
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Frederick Lugard, British captain/baron (Congo)
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| 1858 |
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Beatrice Potter Webb, England, economist
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