Historical Events In 1856

Sep 23   William Archer, Scotland, writer (Green Goddess) in the year 1856.  

Sep 24   Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history edward Herbert Thompson, Mass, archaeologist (Mayan civilization)  

Sep 30   In the year 1856 andrejs Jurjans, composer  

Oct 07   On this day in history cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book & newspapers  

Oct 08   Chinese police board British vessel Arrow, arrest 12 Chinese crewmen on suspicion of piracy & lower Brit flag, begins 2nd Anglo-Chinese War in the year 1856.  

Oct 10   Michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1856.  

Oct 15   On this day in history r G Nivelle, French military man  

Oct 19   James Kelly & Jack Smith fight bareknuckle for 6h15m in Melbourne in the year 1856.  

Oct 20   Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens in the year 1856.  

Oct 24   Constitution of South Australia adopted in the year 1856.  

Oct 27   In the year 1856 the Grand Trunk Railway opens its broad gauge line throughout between Montreal and Toronto. It was opened in sections as follows Montreal to Brockville - November 19, 1855. Oshawa to Toronto - August 11, 1856. Brockville to Oshawa - October 27, 1856. The first through train, consisting of 3 first class and 3 second class coaches, ran from Montreal (Point St. Charles) to Toronto (Don Station) and a similar train made the journey in the opposite direction.Departure was at 07 00 from Montreal and 07 30 from Toronto. The trains passed in the vicinity of Kingston Junction where a stop of 30 minutes occurred for lunch.  

Oct 27   The Grand Trunk Railway opens its broad gauge line throughout between Montreal and Toronto. It was opened in sections as follows: Montreal to Brockville - November 19, 1855. Oshawa to Toronto - August 11, 1856. Brockville to Oshawa - October 27, 1856. The first through train, consisting of 3 first class and 3 second class coaches, ran from Montreal (Point St. Charles) to Toronto (Don Station) and a similar train made the journey in the opposite direction.Departure was at 07:00 from Montreal and 07:30 from Toronto. The trains passed in the vicinity of Kingston Junction where a stop of 30 minutes occurred for lunch in the year 1856.  

Oct 28   Franz Xavier Arens, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 29   On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68  

Nov 03   A British fleet bombs Canton in the year 1856.  

Nov 04   James Buchanan elected US president in the year 1856.  

Nov 06   In the year 1856 nicholas Nikolajevitsj, ruler of Russia  

Nov 07   Semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878) on this day in history.  

Nov 13   On this day in history louis D Brandeis, Mass, 68th Supreme Court Justice (1916-39)  

Nov 16   On this day in history amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens  

Nov 17   On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase in the year 1856.  

Nov 17   On this day in history william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77  

Nov 20   CDR Andrew H. Foote lands at Canton, China, with 287 Sailors and Marines to stop attacks by Chinese on U.S. military and civilians on this day in history.  

Nov 20   On this day in history farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81  

Nov 22   In the year 1856 heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church  

Nov 25   On this day in history sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia)  

Nov 28   On this day in history alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer  

Nov 29   In the year 1856 theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia  

Dec 02   In the year 1856 robert Kajanus, composer  

Dec 09   On this day in history the Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces.  

Dec 11   In the year 1856 georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist  

Dec 18   In the year 1856 joseph John Thomson, Eng, physicist discovered electron (Nobel 1906)  

Dec 22   Frank Kellogg, Sec of State (1925-29), try to outlaw war (Nobel 1929) in the year 1856.  

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Jan 06   Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 09   Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer  

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67  

Jan 11   On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]  

Jan 12   Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Jan 16   In the year 1856 death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)  

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   On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris