Historical Events In 1856
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
May 15 In the year 1856 2nd SF Vigilance Committee organized
May 15 In the year 1856 lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)
May 19 On this day in history sen Charles Sumner, Mass, spoke out against slavery
May 19 In the year 1856 senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery
May 20 On this day in history henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter
May 21 On this day in history lawrence Kansas captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces
May 21 On this day in history lawrence KS captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces
May 22 Violence in Senate, SC rep Brooks used a cane on Mass Sen Sumner on this day in history.
May 22 Violence in Senate, South Carolina Representative Brooks used a cane on Massachusetts Senator Sumner in the year 1856.
May 24 Pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas in the year 1856.
May 26 George Templeton Strong, composer on this day in history.
May 27 In the year 1856 doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning
Jun 03 On this day in history cullen Whipple patents screw machine
Jun 03 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 in the year 1856.
Jun 08 Natalia Janotha, composer in the year 1856.
Jun 08 In the year 1856 pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island
Jun 09 On this day in history 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts.
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) on this day in history.
Jun 22 On this day in history henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn)
Jun 30 On this day in history gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers)
Jul 04 On this day in history istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64
Jul 06 Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT on this day in history.
Jul 07 On this day in history george Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England)
Jul 09 In the year 1856 daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum)
Jul 10 Nikola Tesla, Croatian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil on this day in history.
Jul 15 Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81 on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Jul 15 Owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain) on this day in history.
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