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 This day in History - January 7
404 Historic Events for January 7
1853

Nikolai Arkas, composer

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1855

Eli‰zer Ben-Jehuda, [Perelmann], Latvia, writer (1st hebrew newspaper)

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1858

Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91

Death
1860

Emanuil Mandlov, composer

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1861

Florida troops takeover Ft Marion at St Augustine

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1862

Battle of Manassas Junction, VA

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1862

Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson march towards Romney, WV

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1868

William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51

Death
1868

Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist

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1868

Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock

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1868

Mississippi constitutional convention meets in Jackson

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1870

Karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72

Death
1873

Charles Pierre P‚guy, Orl‚ans Fr, Catholic writer (God Speaks)

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1873

Adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount)

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1875

Thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904)

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1876

William Yeates Hurlstone, composer

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1877

Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)

Birth
1879

Dutch King Willem II marries Emma von Waldeck-Pyrmont

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1879

St Bernadette (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous), 1844(?), religious visionary

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1883

Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II)

Birth
1887

Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Th‚ƒtre), dies at 74

Death
1888

Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Valley of Fear" (BG)

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1890

Augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78

Death
1890

W B Purvis patents fountain pen

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1890

Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception)

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