412 Historic Events for January 23
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| 1833 |
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Joseph Pease, a Quaker, admitted to Parliament on his affirmation
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| 1833 |
Birth |
John Randolph Chambliss Jr, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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| 1837 |
Death |
John Field, composer, dies at 54
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| 1838 |
Death |
Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67
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| 1840 |
Birth |
Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)
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| 1843 |
Birth |
Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer
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| 1845 |
Death |
Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77
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| 1845 |
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Uniform US election day for president and VP authorized
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| 1849 |
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Mrs Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman physician in US
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| 1849 |
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Patent granted for an envelope-making machine
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| 1856 |
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Steamer Pacific lost
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| 1857 |
Birth |
Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity)
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| 1862 |
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Agoston Haraszthy, 1st vintner in Sonoma Valley, imports 10,000
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| 1862 |
Birth |
David Hilbert, K”nigsberg East Prussia, mathematician
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| 1864 |
Death |
Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50
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| 1865 |
Birth |
Benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor (Black Haired Whore)
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| 1865 |
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-Jan 25th) Battle of City Point, VA (James River, Trent's Reach)
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| 1867 |
Birth |
Herbert Bedford, composer
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| 1868 |
Birth |
Juventino Rosas, composer
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| 1869 |
Birth |
Carlo Felice Boghen, composer
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| 1869 |
Birth |
Herbert David Croly, US author (Promise of American Life)
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| 1870 |
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173 Blackfoot (140 women and children) killed in Montana by US Army
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| 1875 |
Death |
Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55
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| 1878 |
Birth |
Rutland Boughton, composer
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| 1878 |
Birth |
Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom)
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