Historical Events In 1854

May 31   Vatroslav Lisinski, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

Jun 09   In the year 1854 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   On this day in history georg F.B. Reiman proposes that space is curved  

Jun 10   The U.S. Naval Academy holds its first graduation in Annapolis, Maryland on this day in history.  

Jun 13   On this day in history charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (steam turbine)  

Jun 14   Frederik Rung, composer on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1854.  

Jun 29   Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million on this day in history.  

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

Jul 04   Heinrich Zollner, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 04   In the year 1854 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   George Eastman, Waterville NY, inventor (Kodak camera) in the year 1854.  

Jul 12   The birth of George Eastman, American pioneer in photography on this day in history.  

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

Jul 14   In the year 1854 alexander Alexandrovich Kopilov, composer  

Jul 15   On this day in history wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39  

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

Jul 19   Daniel Josephus Jitta, Dutch High Court lawyer on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1854.  

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 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 in the year 1854.  

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

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   Caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80 in the year 1854.  

Mar 11   Willard Richards, American religious leader (b. 1804) died in the year 1854.  

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