Historical Events In 1851

Mar 03   In the year 1851 congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3 cent piece)  

Mar 03   On this day in history congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3¢ piece)  

Mar 04   In the year 1851 michael Henkel, composer, dies at 70  

Mar 06   Alexander Aliabiev, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1851.  

Mar 06   On this day in history dion Boucicault's "Love in a Maze," premieres in London  

Mar 07   Poll tax levied on Russo-Polish Jews entering Austrian Galicia ends in the year 1851.  

Mar 11   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto", premieres in Venice in the year 1851.  

Mar 11   On this day in history giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto," premieres in Venice  

Mar 15   Jozef Surzynski, composer in the year 1851.  

Mar 19   On this day in history roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14)  

Mar 21   On this day in history yosemite Valley discovered in California  

Mar 27   Ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 06   On this day in history canadian postal service transferred from British control; sets uniform postal rate of 3 pence a letter.  

Apr 07   Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer in the year 1851.  

Apr 08   On this day in history john Parry, composer, dies at 75  

Apr 09   On this day in history antoine-Charles Glachant, composer, dies at 80  

Apr 09   C E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (Neth Indies) in the year 1851.  

Apr 12   On this day in history emil Liebling, composer  

Apr 15   Earl G Andressy sentenced to death in Hungary on this day in history.  

Apr 16   Ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist in the year 1851.  

Apr 23   Canada issues its 1st postage stamps in the year 1851.  

Apr 23   On this day in history civil engineer Sandford Fleming 1827-1915 designs the red Three-Pence Beaver stamp issued this day; the Province of Canada's first regular postage stamp  

Apr 24   In the year 1851 eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Uruguaian writer (Ismael, Grito de Gloria)  

May 01   In the year 1851 great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London  

May 01   Great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace in the year 1851.  

May 03   Most of San Fransisco destroyed by fire; 30 die on this day in history.  

May 03   Most of SF destroyed by fire; 30 die in the year 1851.  

May 04   1st major SF fire on this day in history.  

May 04   On this day in history the first major San Fransisco fire  

May 06   Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine" in the year 1851.  

May 06   On this day in history linus Yale patents Yale-lock  

May 06   New slave regulations go into effect in Suriname in the year 1851.  

May 06   San Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts on this day in history.  

May 15   Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), crowned 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928) was born in the year 1851.  

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

Jan 19   Johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer was born in the year 1851.  

Jan 25   In the year 1851 birth of arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar)  

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg)  

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   Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   On this day in history death of esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805)  

Jan 21   In the year 1851 gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49  

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

Jan 27   John James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53 in the year 1851.  

Feb 16   Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 on this day in history.