What Happened In January 1869 In History

Historical Events for January, 1869

• 13th » National convention of black leaders meets in Washington, D.C.
• 27th » Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1869

• 4th » Tommy Corcoran (baseball) called Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960)
• 13th » Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, Italian general (d. 1931)
• 14th » Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French polo player and politician (d. 1937)
• 15th » Ruby Laffoon, American politician, 43rd Governor of Kentucky (d. 1941)
• 15th » Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish playwright (d. 1907)
• 22nd » José Vicente de Freitas, Portuguese colonel and politician, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1952)
• 22nd » Grigori Rasputin, a Russian peasant, mystic, adviser and healer (d. 1916)
• 27th » Will Marion Cook, American violinist and composer (d. 1944)

Famous Deaths for January 1869

• 17th » Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
• 19th » Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (b. 1788)
• 26th » Duncan Gordon Boyes, English soldier Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1846)
• 30th » William Carleton, Irish author (b. 1794)

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