Historical Events In 1856
Monday, 12 November 2018
May 15 2nd SF Vigilance Committee organized in the year 1856.
May 15 Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) in the year 1856.
May 19 Sen Charles Sumner, Mass, spoke out against slavery on this day in history.
May 19 Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery in the year 1856.
May 20 Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter on this day in history.
May 21 Lawrence Kansas captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces on this day in history.
May 21 Lawrence KS captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces on this day in history.
May 22 Violence in Senate, SC rep Brooks used a cane on Mass Sen Sumner in the year 1856.
May 22 In the year 1856 violence in Senate, South Carolina Representative Brooks used a cane on Massachusetts Senator Sumner
May 24 In the year 1856 pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas
May 26 George Templeton Strong, composer on this day in history.
May 27 On this day in history doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning
Jun 03 In the year 1856 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 In the year 1856 natalia Janotha, composer
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 Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76 on this day in history.
Jun 14 Andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain) on this day in history.
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 in the year 1856.
Jun 17 Republican Party opens its first national convention in Philadelphia on this day in history.
Jun 19 Elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia) in the year 1856.
Jun 22 Henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn) on this day in history.
Jun 30 Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers) on this day in history.
Jul 04 In the year 1856 istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64
Jul 06 Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT on this day in history.
Jul 07 George Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England) in the year 1856.
Jul 09 Daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum) on this day in history.
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 in the year 1856.
Jul 15 In the year 1856 natal established as a British colony separate from Cape Colony
Jul 15 Natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony in the year 1856.
Jul 15 In the year 1856 owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain)
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