What Happened In January 1855 In History

Historical Events for January, 1855

• 23rd » The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Hennepin Avenue Bridge.
• 26th » Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory.
• 28th » A locomotive on the Panama Canal Railway, runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1855

• 3rd » Hubert Bland, English educator (d. 1914)
• 5th » King C. Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette (brand) or Gillette Company (d. 1932)
• 15th » Jacques Damala, Greek-French soldier and actor (d. 1889)
• 16th » Eleanor Marx, English activist and author (d. 1898)
• 20th » Ernest Chausson, French composer (d. 1899)
• 23rd » John Browning, American weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company (d. 1926)

Famous Deaths for January 1855

• 6th » Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, explorer, and author (b. 1779)
• 10th » Mary Russell Mitford, English author and playwright (b. 1787)
• 15th » Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1780)
• 26th » Gérard de Nerval, French poet (b. 1808)

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