Historical Events In 1852

Aug 01   SF Methodists establish first black church, Zion Methodist in the year 1852.  

Aug 03   In the year 1852 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths  

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

Aug 05   Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Aug 08   Barend Barendse, actor/director (Wandering Jew) on this day in history.  

Aug 11   Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 20   In the year 1852 steamer "Atlantic" collided with fishing boat, sinks with 250 aboard  

Aug 21   Benedetto Junck, composer in the year 1852.  

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   On this day in history alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy)  

Aug 30   Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901) in the year 1852.  

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   In the year 1852 hubert H Asquith, premier Great Britain (L, 1908-16)  

Sep 14   18th Postmaster General: Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office in the year 1852.  

Sep 14   Arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Sep 15   Jan E Matzeliger, Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine) in the year 1852.  

Sep 20   In the year 1852 edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro)  

Sep 23   William Stewart Halsted, established 1st US surgical school in the year 1852.  

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

Sep 24   Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight in the year 1852.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer, dies at 60  

Sep 28   John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Earl of Ypres/British field marshall in the year 1852.  

Sep 30   Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist/composer on this day in history.  

Oct 02   William Ramsay, chemist in the year 1852.  

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

Oct 15   Wilhelm Posse, composer in the year 1852.  

Oct 16   Dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize on this day in history.  

Oct 22   Hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86 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   James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931) was born in the year 1852.  

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

Jan 12   In the year 1852 birth of joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)  

Jan 26   Frederick Corder, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 29   Frederick Hymen Cowen, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor/playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa)  

Jan 06   On this day in history death of louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. 1809)  

Jan 22   George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1852.  

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

Feb 02   In the year 1852 francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49  

Feb 17   Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies in the year 1852.  

Feb 25   Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 27   In the year 1852 joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69  

Feb 29   John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies on this day in history.