389 Historic Events for January 9
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| 1876 |
Birth |
Hans Bethge, writer
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| 1878 |
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Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57
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| 1879 |
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Don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86
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| 1879 |
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Kirland Warbler discovered on Andros Island in Bahamas
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| 1879 |
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Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Ft Robinson
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| 1879 |
Birth |
John Broadus Watson, behaviorist psychologist
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| 1880 |
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6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days
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| 1881 |
Birth |
Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)
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| 1881 |
Birth |
Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)
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| 1886 |
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Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer, dies at 73
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Karel Capek, Czech, writer (R U R); coined the word "robot"
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Kurt Tucholsky, German journalist/writer (Panther Tiger and Co)
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| 1891 |
Birth |
August Gailit, Estonia, writer (Ekke Moor)
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| 1893 |
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Mohara, Arab ivory/slave trader, dies in battle and is eaten
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| 1894 |
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Georges Feydeau's "Un … la Patte," premieres in Paris
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| 1894 |
Birth |
Henryk Stazewski, Polish abstract painter/graphic artist
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| 1894 |
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"Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Luis Gianneo, composer
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Gracie Fields, [Stansfield], England, music hall/vaudeville performer
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Vilma Banky, Budapest Hungary, silent screen actress (Eagle, Rebel)
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer
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| 1901 |
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NSW (918) defeat S Australia (157 and 156) by innings and 605
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Chic Young, cartoonist (Blondie)
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| 1902 |
Death |
Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian lawyer/Interior minister, dies at 66
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Jose Maria Escriv de Balaguer y Alb s, Spanish priest (Opus Dei)
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