Historical Events In 1852

Aug 03   First intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths on this day in history.  

Aug 05   On this day in history frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53  

Aug 08   On this day in history barend Barendse, actor/director (Wandering Jew)  

Aug 11   In the year 1852 nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70  

Aug 15   Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92 in the year 1852.  

Aug 20   Steamer "Atlantic" collided with fishing boat, sinks with 250 aboard in the year 1852.  

Aug 21   Benedetto Junck, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 21   On this day in history tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.  

Aug 21   On this day in history tlingit warriors destroy Hudson's Bay Company Fort Selkirk, Yukon after the HBC tries to break the Tlingit monopoly on trade with interior tribes.  

Aug 22   Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy) in the year 1852.  

Aug 30   In the year 1852 jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901)  

Aug 31   Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister on this day in history.  

Sep 03   On this day in history anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm  

Sep 11   In the year 1852 olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R  

Sep 12   Hubert H Asquith, premier Great Britain (L, 1908-16) on this day in history.  

Sep 14   On this day in history 18th Postmaster General: Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office  

Sep 14   In the year 1852 arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington, dies at 83  

Sep 15   Jan E Matzeliger, Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine) on this day in history.  

Sep 20   Edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro) in the year 1852.  

Sep 23   William Stewart Halsted, established 1st US surgical school on this day in history.  

Sep 24   A new invention, the dirigible, is demonstrated in the year 1852.  

Sep 24   On this day in history henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight  

Sep 25   On this day in history cornelis J Snijders, supreme commander of Dutch Navy (1910-18)  

Sep 27   George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, NY in the year 1852.  

Sep 28   Johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1852.  

Sep 28   On this day in history john [Denton Pinkstone] French, Earl of Ypres/British field marshall  

Sep 30   In the year 1852 charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist/composer  

Oct 02   In the year 1852 william Ramsay, chemist  

Oct 11   In the year 1852 the University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.  

Oct 15   Wilhelm Posse, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 16   On this day in history dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize  

Oct 22   Hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86 in the year 1852.  

Oct 23   Jean-Louis Forain, French etcher/lithographer on this day in history.  

Oct 24   Daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70 in the year 1852.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1852 birth of eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist (d. 1904)  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of james Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)  

Jan 11   Konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor (1920-21) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)  

Jan 26   On this day in history birth of frederick Corder, composer  

Jan 26   Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa) was born in the year 1852.  

Jan 29   In the year 1852 birth of frederick Hymen Cowen, composer  

Jan 29   In the year 1852 birth of ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor/playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa)  

Jan 06   Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. 1809) died on this day in history.  

Jan 22   George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778) died on this day in history.  

Feb 02   On this day in history francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49  

Feb 17   In the year 1852 micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies  

Feb 25   Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies in the year 1852.  

Feb 27   Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Feb 29   John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies in the year 1852.