421 Historic Events for January 31
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| 1734 |
Birth |
Robert Morris, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence)
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| 1734 |
Birth |
Julien-Amable Mathieu, composer
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| 1741 |
Birth |
Theodor Gotlieb von Hippel, East Prussian author/mayor of K”ningsberg
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| 1750 |
Birth |
Gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800, 1803-06)
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| 1759 |
Birth |
Fran‡ois Devienne, composer
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| 1778 |
Birth |
Franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia (1848)
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| 1779 |
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Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog
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| 1784 |
Birth |
Carl Wilhelm Henning, composer
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| 1787 |
Birth |
Louis Angely, German, comedy writer (Sieben M„dchen in Uniform)
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| 1788 |
Death |
[Bonnie Prince] Charles E Stuart, English pretender, dies at 67
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| 1788 |
Death |
Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67
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| 1788 |
Death |
Francesco Zannetti, composer, dies at 50
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| 1797 |
Birth |
Franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal Aust, composer (Unfinished Symphony)
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| 1798 |
Birth |
Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer
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| 1802 |
Birth |
Jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero
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| 1804 |
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J¢zsef Bajza, Hungarian author/poet/critic
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| 1804 |
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British vice-admiral William Blighs fleet reaches Cura‡ao
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| 1810 |
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Daniel Ruggles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
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| 1812 |
Birth |
John Randolph Tucker, Capt (Confederate Navy), died in 1883
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| 1813 |
Birth |
Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam, physician/pharmacist/social activist
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| 1817 |
Birth |
Antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia)
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| 1817 |
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Franz Grillparzer's "Die Ahnfrau," premieres in Vienna
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| 1818 |
Birth |
William Raine Peck, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871
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| 1828 |
Death |
Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter, dies at 35
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| 1830 |
Birth |
James G Blaine, the "Plumed Knight"
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