Today in History for January 1823
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Months in 1823: February March April May June July August September October November December
Historical Events
Events 1 - 2 of 2
3rd - Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico.
27th - President Monroe appoints 1st US ambassadors to South America
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 9 of 9
1st - Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian poet and revolutionary (d. 1849)
3rd - Jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer
4th - Otto van Rees, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1884-88)
4th - Peter Joseph Osterhaus, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1917
5th - William Rockstro, composer
8th - Alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist/co-discoverer (evolution)
21st - Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer
27th - Edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, France, composer (Symphonie Espagnole)
29th - Franklin Gardner, Major General (Confederate Army)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 4 of 4
5th - Major George Johnston, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764)
17th - Zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36
21st - Cayetano José Rodríguez, Argentine cleric, journalist and poet (b. 1761)
26th - Edward Jenner, English physician (b. 1749)
