26th » First Battle of Seattle (1856) Battle of Seattle. Marines from the USS Decatur 1839 6 drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
29th » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a Warrant (law) or Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British Empire named British military personnel during the Crimean War.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1856
3rd » R. C. Lehmann, English journalist and politician (d. 1929)
6th » Giuseppe Martucci, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1909)
9th » Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet (d. 1912)
11th » Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (d. 1932)
12th » John Singer Sargent, American painter (d. 1925)
14th » J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, co-founded 'The Bulletin' (d. 1919)
Famous Deaths for January 1856
9th » Neophytus Vamvas, Greek cleric and educator (b. 1770)
12th » Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician and author (b. 1815)
16th » Thaddeus William Harris, American entomologist and botanist (b. 1795)