Historical Events In 1856
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
May 15 2nd SF Vigilance Committee organized on this day in history.
May 15 Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) on this day in history.
May 19 On this day in history sen Charles Sumner, Mass, spoke out against slavery
May 19 On this day in history senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery
May 20 Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter in the year 1856.
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 In the year 1856 violence in Senate, SC rep Brooks used a cane on Mass Sen Sumner
May 22 Violence in Senate, South Carolina Representative Brooks used a cane on Massachusetts Senator Sumner on this day in history.
May 24 In the year 1856 pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas
May 26 On this day in history george Templeton Strong, composer
May 27 Doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning in the year 1856.
Jun 03 Cullen Whipple patents screw machine in the year 1856.
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 Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island on this day in history.
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 In the year 1856 friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76
Jun 14 Andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain) in the year 1856.
Jun 15 David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 in the year 1856.
Jun 17 Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia on this day in history.
Jun 17 In the year 1856 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 In the year 1856 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 In the year 1856 istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64
Jul 06 Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT in the year 1856.
Jul 07 In the year 1856 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 in the year 1856.
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 On this day in history natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony
Jul 15 Owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain) on this day in history.
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