January 1869

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Jan 1 War of the Triple Alliance: Paraguay's capital Asunción falls to Brazilian forces led by General João de Souza da Fonseca Costa

Francisco Solano López — President of Paraguay Francisco Solano López

Jan 13 Colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention meets in Washington, D.C.
Jan 18 Elegant California Theater opens in San Francisco

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Jan 20 Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before US Congress

Elizabeth Cady Stanton — Women's Rights Activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Birthdays in History

Jan 13 Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WWI)/fascist
Jan 15 Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish dramatist, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1907)
Jan 19 Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations)

Grigori Rasputin

Jan 21 Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk and confidant of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, born in Pokrovskoye, Sibera, Russian Empire (d. 1916)

Grigori Rasputin — Mystic Grigori Rasputin

Jan 23 Herbert David Croly, American author (Promise of American Life), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1930)
Jan 31 Henri Carton de Wiart, Belgian Count/literary/premier (1920-21)

Deaths in History

Jan 1 Martin W. Bates, American politician, dies at 82
Jan 26 Duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross, committed suicide at 22
Jan 30 William Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794)

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