Deaths on January 19

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

Died on January 19, 1874

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet and scholar (b. 1798)

August Heinrich Hoffmann (listen , calling himself 'von Fallersleben', after his hometown ; 2 April 1798 – 19 January 1874) was a German poet. He is best known for writing "Das Lied der Deutschen", whose third stanza is now the national anthem of Germany, and a number of popular children's songs, considered part of the Young Germany movement.

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Events on 1874

28 Feb

Tichborne case
One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
15 Mar

Second Treaty of Saigon
France and Viet Nam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
27 May

Gert Alberts
The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
7 Nov

Thomas Nast
A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
25 Nov

Panic of 1873
The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

Deaths on January 19

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

Died on January 19, 1874

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Events on 1874

Tichborne case

Second Treaty of Saigon

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Thomas Nast

Panic of 1873