Historical Events In 1857
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Jan 02 Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) on this day in history.
Jan 06 On this day in history patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn
Jan 06 On this day in history patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania
Jan 08 Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC in the year 1857.
Jan 09 In the year 1857 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA
Jan 09 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif in the year 1857.
Jan 09 In the year 1857 henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)
Jan 11 On this day in history fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)
Jan 15 1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain on this day in history.
Jan 15 The first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain in the year 1857.
Jan 17 Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) in the year 1857.
Jan 18 In the year 1857 otto von Below, German commandant (WW I)
Jan 20 Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.
Jan 22 National Association of Baseball Players founded, NY on this day in history.
Jan 23 In the year 1857 andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity)
Jan 24 The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia in the year 1857.
Jan 27 In the year 1857 dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72
Feb 02 In the year 1857 jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector
Feb 07 In the year 1857 félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65
Feb 09 Johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education on this day in history.
Feb 12 Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96) in the year 1857.
Feb 14 Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 in the year 1857.
Feb 15 Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies on this day in history.
Feb 16 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on this day in history.
Feb 16 Gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC) in the year 1857.
Feb 17 Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher on this day in history.
Feb 18 Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo on this day in history.
Feb 18 On this day in history max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor
Feb 21 In the year 1857 congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US
Feb 21 Jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907) in the year 1857.
Feb 21 In the year 1857 uS issues flying eagle cents
Feb 22 Heinrich Hertz, physicist, 1st to broadcast & receive radio waves in the year 1857.
Feb 22 The birth of Robert Baden-Powell, Founder of the Boy Scout movement in the year 1857.
Feb 24 1st perforated US postage stamps delivered to govt in the year 1857.