Historical Events In 1854

May 30   In the year 1854 the U S territories of Nebraska and Kansas are established  

May 31   Vatroslav Lisinski, composer, dies at 34 in the year 1854.  

Jun 09   On this day in history gerardus J P J Bolland, Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society)  

Jun 10   Georg F B Reiman proposes that space is curved in the year 1854.  

Jun 10   Georg F.B. Reiman proposes that space is curved in the year 1854.  

Jun 10   The U.S. Naval Academy holds its first graduation in Annapolis, Maryland in the year 1854.  

Jun 13   Charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (steam turbine) in the year 1854.  

Jun 14   Frederik Rung, composer in the year 1854.  

Jun 18   Edward Wyllis Scripps, publisher/journalist in the year 1854.  

Jun 19   Alfredo Catalani, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 21   On this day in history first Victoria Cross won during bombardment of Bomarsund in the Aland Islands.  

Jun 23   Antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use on this day in history.  

Jun 26   Robert Laird Borden, (C), 8th Canadian PM (1911-20) on this day in history.  

Jun 29   In the year 1854 gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million  

Jun 29   Netherlands allows corporal punishment in the year 1854.  

Jul 04   On this day in history heinrich Zollner, composer  

Jul 04   On this day in history karl F Eichhorn, German law historian, dies at 72  

Jul 06   In the year 1854 1st Republican state convention (Ripon Wisc)  

Jul 06   On this day in history the first Republican state convention, Ripon, Wisc  

Jul 12   In the year 1854 george Eastman, Waterville NY, inventor (Kodak camera)  

Jul 12   The birth of George Eastman, American pioneer in photography in the year 1854.  

Jul 13   In the year 1854 uS forces shell & burn San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua  

Jul 14   On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Kopilov, composer  

Jul 15   Wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Jul 18   Abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41 on this day in history.  

Jul 19   On this day in history daniel Josephus Jitta, Dutch High Court lawyer  

Jul 22   On this day in history j R Hind discovers asteroid #30 Urania  

Jul 29   Georg Kerschensteiner, German educator (Theory of Education) on this day in history.  

Jul 31   Jose Canalejas contributes Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12) on this day in history.  

Aug 02   In the year 1854 francis Marion Crawford, British author  

Aug 03   Fernand de La Tombelle, composer in the year 1854.  

Aug 04   In the year 1854 the Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.  

Aug 06   On this day in history congress passes Confiscation Act  

Aug 08   Smith & Wesson patents metal bullet cartridges on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough) was born in the year 1854.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle)  

Jan 09   In the year 1854 birth of jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921)  

Jan 10   Peter Gast, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 29   In the year 1854 birth of willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian  

Feb 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1854 death of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768)  

Jan 09   In the year 1854 filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77  

Jan 18   Juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies in the year 1854.  

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   In the year 1854 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.