425 Historic Events for January 26
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| 1850 |
Death |
Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies
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| 1850 |
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1st German-language daily newspaper in US published, NYC
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| 1852 |
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Frederick Corder, composer
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| 1852 |
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Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa)
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| 1855 |
Birth |
Arthur Hervey, composer
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| 1855 |
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G‚rard de Nerval, [Labrunie], French poet/writer, dies at 46
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| 1861 |
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Louisiana becomes 6th state to secede
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| 1862 |
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Lincoln issues General War Order #1, calling for a Union offensive McClellan ignores order
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| 1863 |
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54th Regiment (Black) infantry forms
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| 1863 |
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War Dept authorizes Mass governor to recruit black troops
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| 1870 |
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Virginia rejoins US
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| 1870 |
Death |
Cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67
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| 1871 |
Birth |
Warner Fabian, [Samuel H Adams], US journalist/writer (Average Jones)
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| 1871 |
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British Rugby Union forms
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| 1871 |
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US income tax repealed
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| 1875 |
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Electric dental drill is patented by George F Green
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| 1877 |
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Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter
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| 1878 |
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R A Schr”cker, writer
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| 1878 |
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A W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket)
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| 1879 |
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Ludovicus H [Lode] Baekelmans, Flemish (stage)author (Tille)
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| 1880 |
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Douglas MacArthur, Little Rock Ark, general (WW II), he did return!
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| 1881 |
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Union of Baptists Communities forms in Foxholl
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| 1882 |
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France govt of Gambetta falls
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| 1884 |
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Edward Sapir, Germany, linguist/antropologist (indians)
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| 1884 |
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1st Dutch Wagner version of Elizabeth aria
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