Historical Events In 1856

Jul 16   Statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem in the year 1856.  

Jul 17   Sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila) on this day in history.  

Jul 21   In the year 1856 harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)  

Jul 23   In the year 1856 arthur H Bird, composer  

Jul 26   In the year 1856 george Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)  

Jul 26   The birth of George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright in the year 1856.  

Jul 29   In the year 1856 robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46  

Jul 30   Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith) on this day in history.  

Jul 31   On this day in history christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.  

Aug 04   On this day in history johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59  

Aug 05   On this day in history rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61  

Aug 10   In the year 1856 hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana  

Aug 10   On this day in history hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana  

Aug 10   On this day in history paul Geisler, composer  

Aug 12   Anthony Fass patents accordion in the year 1856.  

Aug 14   William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies in the year 1856.  

Aug 15   J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament on this day in history.  

Aug 17   On this day in history violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)  

Aug 18   In the year 1856 charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer  

Aug 20   Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1] on this day in history.  

Aug 20   In the year 1856 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80  

Aug 20   Wilberforce University forms in Ohio on this day in history.  

Aug 21   On this day in history america's first consul to Japan, Townsend Harris, arrives in Shimoda. (Traditional Japanese date: July 21, 1856)  

Aug 21   Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Felix Mottl, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 27   In the year 1856 iwan Franko, writer  

Aug 31   In the year 1856 nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer  

Sep 01   On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania)  

Sep 02   On this day in history tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China.  

Sep 02   In the year 1856 yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion  

Sep 03   On this day in history louis Henri Sullivan, Boston Mass, father of modern US architecture  

Sep 05   Jacobus C J Hermans, actor (7th Command) in the year 1856.  

Sep 12   In the year 1856 johann Heinrich Beck, composer  

Sep 14   Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders on this day in history.  

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Jan 06   In the year 1856 birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer  

Jan 09   Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)  

Jan 09   Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1856 birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer  

Jan 12   John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of j. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)  

Jan 18   Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 05   Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] in the year 1856.  

Jan 12   Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died in the year 1856.  

Jan 16   Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died in the year 1856.  

Jan 17   Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1856.  

Jan 24   Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1856.  

Feb 08   In the year 1856 death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)  

Feb 17   Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.