Today in History (January 12): 1584 This date became January 22 in the Swiss cantons of Fribourg, Lucern, Schwyz, Solothurn, Unterwalden, Uri and Zug when they adopted the Gregorian calendar (created by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, to replace the older, inaccurate Julian calendar created by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C.) 1826 Ernst Gustav Hermann Miessler, American Lutheran missionary to the Chippewa Indians, born in Reichenbach, Silesia (d. 1916); educated for missionary service at Dresden, Germany; came to the United States as a Leipzig missionary to the Chippewas near Saginaw, Michigan in 1851; the mission was nearly broken up by governmental transfer of the Indians to Isabella Co., Michigan, but Miessler continued to serve until 1869, when he moved to Saginaw, retiring in 1871 to engage in the study and practice of medicine in Chicago 1839 The "Republik", the third ship carrying Saxon immigrants, arrives in New Orleans 1847 Johan Arndt Bergh, United Norwegian Lutheran church leader, born in Odemark, Norway If you wish to use these items, please get permission. Permission to post TIH items on LUTHERAN-ROOTS was received from Marvin A. Huggins, C.A., Associate Director Concordia Historical Institute (314)505-7921 801 De Mun Avenue FAX: (314)505-7901 St. Louis, MO 63105-3168 mhuggins@chi.lcms.org Web Page: http://chi.lcms.org/ for today, John Birkholz brotherjohn@imt.net 963 McIver Road Great Falls, MT 59404