Today in History for January 1847
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 8 of 8
1st - Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment
1st - Neth's Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing
4th - Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
9th - 1st SF newspaper published (California Star)
15th - 1st Swedish magazine in US, Skandinavia, published in NYC
16th - John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
24th - 1,500 New Mexican Indians & Mexicans defeated by US Col Price
30th - Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 2 of 2
4th - Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician
20th - W R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 3 of 3
11th - Caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83
14th - Gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico
22nd - Georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71
