Historical Events In 1856
Thursday, 07 July 2022
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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