Historical Events In 1856
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
May 15 In the year 1856 2nd SF Vigilance Committee organized
May 15 Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) in the year 1856.
May 19 On this day in history sen Charles Sumner, Mass, spoke out against slavery
May 19 Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery in the year 1856.
May 20 In the year 1856 henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter
May 21 On this day in history lawrence Kansas captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces
May 21 In the year 1856 lawrence KS captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces
May 22 On this day in history violence in Senate, SC rep Brooks used a cane on Mass Sen Sumner
May 22 In the year 1856 violence in Senate, South Carolina Representative Brooks used a cane on Massachusetts Senator Sumner
May 24 On this day in history pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas
May 26 In the year 1856 george Templeton Strong, composer
May 27 Doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning on this day in history.
Jun 03 On this day in history cullen Whipple patents screw machine
Jun 03 On this day in history opening of Windsor Branch Railway from Windsor to Windsor Jc., N.S. by Nova Scotia government. This was the oldest constituent of the Dominion Atlantic Railway.
Jun 08 Natalia Janotha, composer on this day in history.
Jun 08 In the year 1856 pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island
Jun 09 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts in the year 1856.
Jun 11 On this day in history friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76
Jun 14 Andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain) in the year 1856.
Jun 15 In the year 1856 david Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73
Jun 17 Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia on this day in history.
Jun 17 On this day in history republican Party opens its first national convention in Philadelphia
Jun 19 Elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia) in the year 1856.
Jun 22 In the year 1856 henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn)
Jun 30 Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers) in the year 1856.
Jul 04 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 in the year 1856.
Jul 06 In the year 1856 edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT
Jul 07 George Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England) in the year 1856.
Jul 09 Daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum) in the year 1856.
Jul 10 Nikola Tesla, Croatian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil in the year 1856.
Jul 15 Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81 in the year 1856.
Jul 15 Natal established as a British colony separate from Cape Colony in the year 1856.
Jul 15 Natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony in the year 1856.
Jul 15 Owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain) in the year 1856.
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