Historical Events In 1854

Oct 10   In the year 1854 uS Assay Office in New York City, NY opens  

Oct 10   US Assay Office in NY City, NY opens in the year 1854.  

Oct 12   Lincoln University founded as Ashmun Institute on this day in history.  

Oct 16   In the year 1854 karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist  

Oct 16   The birth of Oscar Wilde, Irish born novelist and playwright in the year 1854.  

Oct 17   In the year 1854 miners burn down Eureka Hotel, Ballarat, after court dismisses murder charges against hotelier James Bentley, accused of kicking a young miner to death  

Oct 17   The Australian newspaper The Age, is published for the first time in Melbourne in the year 1854.  

Oct 18   On this day in history bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket)  

Oct 20   Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile) on this day in history.  

Oct 21   Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses were sent to the Crimean War in the year 1854.  

Oct 22   J Gotthelf, writer, dies at 57 in the year 1854.  

Oct 23   The Times give precise British positions in Krim in the year 1854.  

Oct 24   In the year 1854 hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte)  

Oct 25   Charge of Light Brigade (Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War), 409 die on this day in history.  

Oct 25   The Charge of the Light Brigade takes place during the Crimean War on this day in history.  

Oct 25   The infamous 'Charge of the Light Brigade' takes place at Balaklava,during the Crimean War on this day in history.  

Oct 26   August T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam) in the year 1854.  

Oct 28   In the year 1854 james P Carrell, composer, dies at 67  

Oct 31   Georg A Erman, German Egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt) in the year 1854.  

Nov 02   Cobblestone paving of Washington St between Dupont & Kearny starts on this day in history.  

Nov 04   On this day in history lighthouse established on Alcatraz Island  

Nov 04   On this day in history lighthouse forms on Alcatraz Island  

Nov 05   ... Soimonov, Russian general, dies in battle of Inkermann on this day in history.  

Nov 05   In the year 1854 crimean War: British & French defeat Russian force of 50,000  

Nov 06   John Phillip Sousa, Wash DC, march king (Stars & Stripes Forever) on this day in history.  

Nov 06   On this day in history the birth of John Philip Sousa, American composer and conductor  

Nov 09   Franz Liszt's "Fest-Long," premieres on this day in history.  

Nov 09   In the year 1854 joseph Miroslav Weber, composer  

Nov 13   "New Era" sinks off NJ coast with loss of 300 in the year 1854.  

Nov 13   On this day in history george Whitfield Chadwick, Lowell Mass, composer (Judi Van Winke)  

Nov 13   On this day in history the ship "New Era" sinks off NJ coast with loss of 300  

Nov 15   On this day in history in Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is given the necessary royal concession.  

Nov 16   Jules van de Heuvel, Belgian lawyer/politician in the year 1854.  

Nov 17   Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17) in the year 1854.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)  

Jan 06   Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle) was born in the year 1854.  

Jan 09   Jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921) was born in the year 1854.  

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

Jan 18   Thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 09   Aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician was born on this day in history.  

Feb 09   In the year 1854 birth of edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party)  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1854 juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies  

Feb 04   Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1854.  

Feb 17   Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 in the year 1854.  

Mar 06   In the year 1854 caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80  

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

Apr 06   William Strickland, US architect, dies on this day in history.