Historical Events
Trail of Tears
Jan 27 US President James Monroe urges Congress to approve creation of Indian Territory, west of the Mississippi River, for the relocation of Eastern Indian tribes to 'promote their welfare and happiness" [1]
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 10 Alexander Travis Hawthorn, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Conecuh County, Alabama (d. 1899)
- Jan 11 Bayard Taylor, American poet, travel author and diplomat, born in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (d. 1878)
- Jan 12 Joseph Robert Davis, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1896)
- Jan 18 Edward Frankland, British structural chemist who co-discovered helium and developed the theory of valence, born in Lancaster, England (d. 1899)
- Jan 21 Imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864)
- Jan 28 George Edward Pickett, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1875)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 4 Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73
Eli Whitney (1765-1825)
Jan 8 American inventor (Cotton Gin), dies of prostate cancer at 59
- Jan 14 George Dance the Younger, English architect (b. 1741)
