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January1860

Historical Events in January 1860

Jan 1 Slavery abolished in the Dutch East Indies for areas under direct rule

Jeanie Deans

Jan 9 Dion Boucicault's stage drama "Jeanie Deans" opens at Laura Keene's Theatre, NYC

Actor and Playwright Dion Boucicault

Jan 20 Dutch troops conquer Watampone in Celebes
Jan 28 Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua
Jan 29 American College established in Rome by Pope Pius IX

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