Historical Events In 1857
Saturday, 20 April 2024
Jan 02 Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) on this day in history.
Jan 06 Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn on this day in history.
Jan 06 Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania on this day in history.
Jan 08 In the year 1857 dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC
Jan 09 In the year 1857 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA
Jan 09 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif on this day in history.
Jan 09 Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) in the year 1857.
Jan 11 On this day in history fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)
Jan 15 In the year 1857 1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain
Jan 15 On this day in history the first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain
Jan 17 Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) in the year 1857.
Jan 18 Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I) on this day in history.
Jan 20 In the year 1857 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32
Jan 22 On this day in history national Association of Baseball Players founded, NY
Jan 23 Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity) on this day in history.
Jan 24 The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia on this day in history.
Jan 27 In the year 1857 dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72
Feb 01 On this day in history influenza in Europe, North America, South America
Feb 01 On this day in history smallpox in Victoria, Australia
Feb 01 On this day in history yellow fever in Portugal
Feb 02 Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector in the year 1857.
Feb 07 On this day in history félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65
Feb 09 On this day in history johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education
Feb 12 Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96) on this day in history.
Feb 14 Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on this day in history.
Feb 15 Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies in the year 1857.
Feb 16 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 in the year 1857.
Feb 16 In the year 1857 gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC)
Feb 17 Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher on this day in history.
Feb 18 On this day in history insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo
Feb 18 On this day in history max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor
Feb 21 On this day in history congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US
Feb 21 Jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907) in the year 1857.
Feb 21 US issues flying eagle cents in the year 1857.