Historical Events In 1851

Jul 19   Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer (head of Jut) on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1851 charles Bannerman, Aussie cricket batsman (1st centurion)   

Jul 23   In the year 1851 treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians & US   

Jul 24   Window tax abolished in Britain on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1851 first ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made   

Jul 28   On this day in history total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph   

Jul 29   A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #15 Eunomia on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1851 annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.   

Aug 03   Isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader in the year 1851.   

Aug 12   1st America's Cup-US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1851 isaac Singer granted patent for his sewing machine   

Aug 13   John Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937 in the year 1851.   

Aug 15   [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist   

Aug 19   Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80   

Aug 22   On this day in history gold fields discovered in Australia   

Aug 22   On this day in history yacht "America" wins first Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup)   

Aug 25   [Willem] Alexander KHF, prince of Orange/Netherlands in the year 1851.   

Aug 29   In the year 1851 willem M d'Ablaing, Dutch lawyer   

Sep 04   John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house member on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1851 walter Reed, US Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever   

Sep 15   In the year 1851 emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish countess/writer (Sirena Negra)   

Sep 15   Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

Sep 18   New York Times publishes for the first time on this day in history.   

Sep 18   New York Times starts publishing (2 cents a copy) in the year 1851.   

Sep 18   In the year 1851 nY Times starts publishing   

Sep 22   The city of Des Moines, Iowa was incorporated as Fort Des Moines on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Judah) in the year 1851.   

Oct 01   1st Hawaiian stamps issued in the year 1851.   

Oct 01   In the year 1851 the first Hawaiian stamps issued   

Oct 02   Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I in the year 1851.   

Oct 02   The pasilalinic-sympathetic compass is demonstrated but proves to be a fake in the year 1851.   

Oct 15   George F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament) in the year 1851.   

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Jan 09   Giuseppi Gallignani, composer was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 14   Theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 17   A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   David Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford) was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 19   In the year 1851 birth of johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar)   

Jan 25   Jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg) was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 27   Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega) was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 10   Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) died in the year 1851.   

Jan 12   In the year 1851 johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72   

Jan 19   In the year 1851 death of esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805)   

Jan 21   Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76 in the year 1851.   

Jan 27   On this day in history john James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65   

Feb 01   On this day in history mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53   

Feb 16   On this day in history anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95