Historical Events In 1854

Feb 17   Friedrich A Krupp, German arms manufacturer in the year 1854.  

Feb 17   On this day in history hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71  

Feb 20   On this day in history louis F M van Westerhoven, actor/singer/opera director (Youth)  

Feb 22   On this day in history 1st meeting of Republican Party (Michigan)  

Feb 22   First meeting of the Republican Party, Michigan on this day in history.  

Feb 23   On this day in history great-Britain & Orange Free state sign Convention of Bloemfontein  

Feb 24   On this day in history franz Courtens, Flemish painter (Golden Rain)  

Feb 27   Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine in the year 1854.  

Feb 28   In the year 1854 juliusz Zarebski, composer  

Feb 28   In the year 1854 republican Party formally organized at Ripon WI  

Feb 28   Republican Party formally organized at Ripon, Wisc in the year 1854.  

Feb 28   Slavery opponents meet in Ripon, WI, calling for a new political group (which became the Republican Party) in the year 1854.  

Feb 28   The Republican Party is formally organized on this day in history.  

Mar 01   SS City of Glasgow leaves Liverpool harbor & is never seen again in the year 1854.  

Mar 01   SS City of Glasgow leaves Liverpool harbor and is never seen again in the year 1854.  

Mar 06   Caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Mar 07   On this day in history charles Miller patents 1st US sewing machine to stitch buttonholes  

Mar 07   On this day in history charles Miller received a patent for the sewing machine that stitches buttonholes!  

Mar 07   Charles Miller received a patent for the sewing machine that stitches buttonholes!1862 Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, Day 2, Generals McCulloch &McIntosh killed on this day in history.  

Mar 08   On this day in history tom Felix Horan, cricketer (Ireland Pioneering Aust all-rounder)  

Mar 08   In the year 1854 uS Commodore Matthew C Perry's 2nd trip to Japan  

Mar 14   Paul Ehrlich, Germany, bacteriologist (Nobel-1908) on this day in history.  

Mar 17   In the year 1854 1st park land purchased by a US city, Worcester, Mass  

Mar 20   Republican Party Founded In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig political party meet to establish a new political party that would oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories on this day in history.  

Mar 20   On this day in history republican Party Founded: In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig political party meet to establish a new political party that would oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories  

Mar 21   In the year 1854 alick A C Bannerman, cricketer (bro of Charles, Australia 1878-1893)  

Mar 23   On this day in history alfred Milner, Giessen Germany, British governor (Cape colony)  

Mar 26   On this day in history braulio Dueno Colon, composer  

Mar 28   In the year 1854 during the Crimean War, Britain & France declare war on Russia  

Mar 31   Dugald Clerk, inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine) in the year 1854.  

Mar 31   On this day in history treaty of Kanagawa Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade  

Mar 31   Treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to US in the year 1854.  

Apr 01   Hard Times begins serialisation in Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words in the year 1854.  

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Jan 01   James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921)  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of peter Gast, composer  

Jan 18   In the year 1854 birth of thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone)  

Jan 29   Willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian was born in the year 1854.  

Feb 09   In the year 1854 birth of aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician  

Feb 09   Edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768) died on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 in the year 1854.  

Jan 18   On this day in history juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies  

Feb 04   In the year 1854 carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66  

Feb 17   On this day in history hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71  

Mar 06   On this day in history caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80  

Mar 11   On this day in history death of willard Richards, American religious leader (b. 1804)  

Apr 06   William Strickland, US architect, dies in the year 1854.