Historical Events In 1856

Jul 16   On this day in history statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem   

Jul 17   On this day in history sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila)   

Jul 21   Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1856 arthur H Bird, composer   

Jul 26   On this day in history george Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)   

Jul 26   On this day in history the birth of George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright   

Jul 29   On this day in history robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46   

Jul 30   Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith) on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1856 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59   

Aug 05   Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana   

Aug 10   On this day in history hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana   

Aug 10   Paul Geisler, composer in the year 1856.   

Aug 12   On this day in history anthony Fass patents accordion   

Aug 14   William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies in the year 1856.   

Aug 15   In the year 1856 j Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament   

Aug 17   In the year 1856 violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)   

Aug 18   In the year 1856 charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer   

Aug 20   On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]   

Aug 20   Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history wilberforce University forms in Ohio   

Aug 21   On this day in history america's first consul to Japan, Townsend Harris, arrives in Shimoda. (Traditional Japanese date: July 21, 1856)   

Aug 21   Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1856.   

Aug 24   On this day in history felix Mottl, composer   

Aug 27   Iwan Franko, writer in the year 1856.   

Aug 31   Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1856 tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China.   

Sep 02   In the year 1856 yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion   

Sep 03   On this day in history louis Henri Sullivan, Boston Mass, father of modern US architecture   

Sep 05   In the year 1856 jacobus C J Hermans, actor (7th Command)   

Sep 12   In the year 1856 johann Heinrich Beck, composer   

Sep 14   Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders on this day in history.   

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Jan 06   Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 09   Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 09   Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 11   Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 18   In the year 1856 birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)   

Jan 05   On this day in history pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67   

Jan 11   In the year 1856 nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]   

Jan 12   Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died in the year 1856.   

Jan 17   In the year 1856 thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41   

Jan 24   Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died in the year 1856.   

Feb 17   Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris in the year 1856.