What Happened In January 1851 In History

Historical Events for January, 1851

• 28th » Northwestern University becomes the first chartered university in Illinois.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1851

• 17th » A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928)
• 19th » Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer (d. 1922)

Famous Deaths for January 1851

• 10th » Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)
• 19th » Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (b. 1805)
• 21st » Albert Lortzing, German composer and actor (b. 1801)
• 27th » John James Audubon, French-American ornithologist and painter (b. 1789)

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