Historical Events In 1856
Thursday, 28 March 2024
Sep 23 On this day in history william Archer, Scotland, writer (Green Goddess)
Sep 24 Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies in the year 1856.
Sep 28 Edward Herbert Thompson, Mass, archaeologist (Mayan civilization) on this day in history.
Sep 30 Andrejs Jurjans, composer in the year 1856.
Oct 07 On this day in history cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book & newspapers
Oct 08 In the year 1856 chinese police board British vessel Arrow, arrest 12 Chinese crewmen on suspicion of piracy & lower Brit flag, begins 2nd Anglo-Chinese War
Oct 10 On this day in history michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67
Oct 15 In the year 1856 r G Nivelle, French military man
Oct 19 James Kelly & Jack Smith fight bareknuckle for 6h15m in Melbourne in the year 1856.
Oct 20 Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens on this day in history.
Oct 24 Constitution of South Australia adopted in the year 1856.
Oct 27 The Grand Trunk Railway opens its broad gauge line throughout between Montreal and Toronto. It was opened in sections as follows Montreal to Brockville - November 19, 1855. Oshawa to Toronto - August 11, 1856. Brockville to Oshawa - October 27, 1856. The first through train, consisting of 3 first class and 3 second class coaches, ran from Montreal (Point St. Charles) to Toronto (Don Station) and a similar train made the journey in the opposite direction.Departure was at 07 00 from Montreal and 07 30 from Toronto. The trains passed in the vicinity of Kingston Junction where a stop of 30 minutes occurred for lunch in the year 1856.
Oct 27 In the year 1856 the Grand Trunk Railway opens its broad gauge line throughout between Montreal and Toronto. It was opened in sections as follows: Montreal to Brockville - November 19, 1855. Oshawa to Toronto - August 11, 1856. Brockville to Oshawa - October 27, 1856. The first through train, consisting of 3 first class and 3 second class coaches, ran from Montreal (Point St. Charles) to Toronto (Don Station) and a similar train made the journey in the opposite direction.Departure was at 07:00 from Montreal and 07:30 from Toronto. The trains passed in the vicinity of Kingston Junction where a stop of 30 minutes occurred for lunch.
Oct 28 On this day in history franz Xavier Arens, composer
Oct 29 Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 in the year 1856.
Nov 03 In the year 1856 a British fleet bombs Canton.
Nov 04 James Buchanan elected US president on this day in history.
Nov 06 Nicholas Nikolajevitsj, ruler of Russia on this day in history.
Nov 07 In the year 1856 semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878)
Nov 13 Louis D Brandeis, Mass, 68th Supreme Court Justice (1916-39) in the year 1856.
Nov 16 Amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens on this day in history.
Nov 17 On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase on this day in history.
Nov 17 On this day in history william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77
Nov 20 On this day in history cDR Andrew H. Foote lands at Canton, China, with 287 Sailors and Marines to stop attacks by Chinese on U.S. military and civilians.
Nov 20 Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81 in the year 1856.
Nov 22 On this day in history heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church
Nov 25 Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia) in the year 1856.
Nov 28 Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer on this day in history.
Nov 29 On this day in history theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia
Dec 02 On this day in history robert Kajanus, composer
Dec 09 The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces on this day in history.
Dec 11 In the year 1856 georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist
Dec 18 Joseph John Thomson, Eng, physicist discovered electron (Nobel 1906) on this day in history.
Dec 22 On this day in history frank Kellogg, Sec of State (1925-29), try to outlaw war (Nobel 1929)
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