Historical Events In 1854

May 31   On this day in history vatroslav Lisinski, composer, dies at 34  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 10   In the year 1854 georg F.B. Reiman proposes that space is curved  

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

Jun 13   In the year 1854 charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (steam turbine)  

Jun 14   In the year 1854 frederik Rung, composer  

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

Jun 19   On this day in history alfredo Catalani, composer  

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) in the year 1854.  

Jun 29   Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million in the year 1854.  

Jun 29   Netherlands allows corporal punishment on this day in history.  

Jul 04   In the year 1854 heinrich Zollner, composer  

Jul 04   In the year 1854 karl F Eichhorn, German law historian, dies at 72  

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

Jul 06   The first Republican state convention, Ripon, Wisc in the year 1854.  

Jul 12   On this day in history george Eastman, Waterville NY, inventor (Kodak camera)  

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

Jul 13   US forces shell & burn San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua in the year 1854.  

Jul 14   Alexander Alexandrovich Kopilov, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 15   Wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1854.  

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

Jul 19   In the year 1854 daniel Josephus Jitta, Dutch High Court lawyer  

Jul 22   J R Hind discovers asteroid #30 Urania in the year 1854.  

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

Jul 31   In the year 1854 jose Canalejas contributes Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12)  

Aug 02   On this day in history francis Marion Crawford, British author  

Aug 03   On this day in history fernand de La Tombelle, composer  

Aug 04   On this day in history the Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.  

Aug 06   Congress passes Confiscation Act on this day in history.  

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

Aug 09   Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57 in the year 1854.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1854 birth of sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle)  

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

Jan 10   Peter Gast, composer was born in the year 1854.  

Jan 18   Thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone) was born in the year 1854.  

Jan 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1854.  

Jan 08   In the year 1854 death of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768)  

Jan 09   Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 04   Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history william Strickland, US architect, dies