Historical Events In 1857

Sep 11   In the year 1857 mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah   

Sep 12   On this day in history 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC   

Sep 12   On this day in history 423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC   

Sep 12   On this day in history george H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter   

Sep 13   On this day in history milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist   

Sep 15   On this day in history the birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President   

Sep 15   In the year 1857 timothy Alder patents typesetting machine   

Sep 15   In the year 1857 william Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice   

Sep 16   On this day in history mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)   

Sep 16   Typesetting machine patent in the year 1857.   

Sep 17   Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research in the year 1857.   

Sep 18   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Sep 23   On this day in history russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die   

Sep 25   Relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins on this day in history.   

Sep 29   On this day in history conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament   

Sep 30   In the year 1857 hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge)   

Sep 30   On this day in history uS occupies Sand, Baker, Howland & Jarvis Is south of Hawaii   

Sep 30   In the year 1857 uS occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is. south of Hawaii   

Oct 02   On this day in history marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)   

Oct 04   On this day in history henry Schoenfeld, composer   

Oct 05   The City of Anaheim was founded in the year 1857.   

Oct 06   American Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC) on this day in history.   

Oct 06   On this day in history american Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC)   

Oct 10   American Chess Association formed (NYC) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos on this day in history.   

Oct 14   In the year 1857 ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33   

Oct 24   In the year 1857 world's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England   

Oct 24   On this day in history world's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England   

Oct 29   Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history john H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)   

Nov 02   Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex) in the year 1857.   

Nov 03   In the year 1857 michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff)   

Nov 05   On this day in history ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy)   

Nov 07   Charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1857 birth of hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)   

Jan 06   William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 09   In the year 1857 birth of henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)   

Jan 11   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1857 birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)   

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1857 dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 in the year 1857.   

Feb 09   Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1857 death of david Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770)   

Feb 14   On this day in history johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

Feb 15   Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 in the year 1857.