Deaths on January 20

Minh Mạng

Died on January 20, 1841

Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1791)

Minh Mạng (Hanoi: [mïŋ˧ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]) or Minh Mệnh (Hanoi: [mïŋ˧ məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ], Hán tự: 明命, lit. "the bright favour of Heaven"; 25 May 1791 – 20 January 1841; born Nguyễn Phúc Đảm, also known as Nguyễn Phúc Kiểu) was the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until his death, on 20 January 1841. He was the fourth son of Emperor Gia Long, whose eldest son, Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, had died in 1801. He was well known for his opposition to French involvement in Vietnam and his rigid Confucian orthodoxy.

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9 Mar

United States v. The Amistad
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
16 Aug

Second Bank of the United States
U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.
24 Sep

Kingdom of Sarawak
The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
13 Nov

Hypnotism
James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.

Deaths on January 20

Minh Mạng

Died on January 20, 1841

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United States v. The Amistad

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Hypnotism