Historical Events In 1856
Friday, 22 March 2019
May 15 2nd SF Vigilance Committee organized on this day in history.
May 15 In the year 1856 lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)
May 19 Sen Charles Sumner, Mass, spoke out against slavery in the year 1856.
May 19 Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery on this day in history.
May 20 On this day in history henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter
May 21 Lawrence Kansas captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces in the year 1856.
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 in the year 1856.
May 22 On this day in history 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 George Templeton Strong, composer in the year 1856.
May 27 In the year 1856 doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning
Jun 03 In the year 1856 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 On this day in history natalia Janotha, composer
Jun 08 Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island in the year 1856.
Jun 09 In the year 1856 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 On this day in history andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain)
Jun 15 On this day in history david Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73
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 in the year 1856.
Jun 19 Elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia) on this day in history.
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 On this day in history istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64
Jul 06 On this day in history edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT
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 On this day in history natal established as a British colony separate from Cape Colony
Jul 15 On this day in history natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony
Jul 15 On this day in history owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain)
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