What Happened In January 1838 In History

Historical Events for January, 1838

• 6th » Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraphy known as telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
• 26th » Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States

Famous Birthdays on January in 1838

• 4th » General Tom Thumb, American circus performer (d. 1883)
• 5th » Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922)
• 6th » Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (d. 1920)
• 16th » Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)

Famous Deaths for January 1838

• 13th » Ferdinand Ries, German composer (b. 1784)

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