Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 19, 379 |
Theodosius installed as co-emperor of East Roman Empire |
Jan 19, 973 |
Pope Benedictus VI elected |
Jan 19, 1419 |
French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in Hundred Years War |
Jan 19, 1493 |
France cedes Roussillon & Cerdagne to Spain by treaty of Barcelona |
Jan 19, 1511 |
Mirandola surrenders to the French. |
Jan 19, 1520 |
Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund. |
Jan 19, 1547 |
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed in the Tower of London for treason |
Jan 19, 1607 |
San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is currently the oldest church in the Philippines |
Jan 19, 1668 |
King Louis XIV & Emperor Leopold I sign treaty dividing Spain |
Jan 19, 1714 |
Richard Steele publishes "Crisis," defending Hanoverian success |
Jan 19, 1746 |
Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Stirling [OS= Jan 8] |
Jan 19, 1770 |
Battle of Golden Hill (Lower Manhattan) |
Jan 19, 1785 |
First manned balloon flight in Ireland |
Jan 19, 1795 |
Democratic revolution in Amsterdam ends oligarchy |
Jan 19, 1806 |
Britain occupies Cape of Good Hope |
Jan 19, 1808 |
Louis Napoleon signs 1st Dutch aviation law |
Jan 19, 1810 |
Overnight temp at Portsmouth NH drops 50°F (10°C) |
Jan 19, 1812 |
Peninsular War: After a ten day siege, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, orders British soldiers of the Light and third divisions to storm Ciudad Rodrigo. |
Jan 19, 1825 |
Ezra Daggett & nephew Thomas Kensett patent food storage in tin cans |
Jan 19, 1829 |
Johann von Goethe's "Faust, Part 1," premieres |
Jan 19, 1833 |
Charles Darwin reaches Straits Ponsonby, Fireland |
Jan 19, 1839 |
Aden conquered by British East India Company |
Jan 19, 1853 |
Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore," premieres in Rome |
Jan 19, 1861 |
Misssissippi troops take Fort Massachusetts and Ship Island (US Civil War) |
Jan 19, 1861 |
Georgia secedes from the Union (US Civil War) |
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