Historical Events In 1857
Friday, 14 August 2020
Jan 02 Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) in the year 1857.
Jan 06 In the year 1857 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 On this day in history dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC
Jan 09 In the year 1857 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA
Jan 09 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif on this day in history.
Jan 09 Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) on this day in history.
Jan 11 Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) on this day in history.
Jan 15 In the year 1857 1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain
Jan 15 On this day in history the first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain
Jan 17 In the year 1857 eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)
Jan 18 Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I) in the year 1857.
Jan 20 Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.
Jan 22 National Association of Baseball Players founded, NY in the year 1857.
Jan 23 On this day in history 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 Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.
Feb 01 In the year 1857 influenza in Europe, North America, South America
Feb 01 On this day in history smallpox in Victoria, Australia
Feb 01 In the year 1857 yellow fever in Portugal
Feb 02 Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector in the year 1857.
Feb 07 On this day in history félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65
Feb 09 In the year 1857 johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education
Feb 12 Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96) on this day in history.
Feb 14 Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on this day in history.
Feb 15 On this day in history mikhail Glinka, composer, dies
Feb 16 On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77
Feb 16 Gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC) on this day in history.
Feb 17 In the year 1857 samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher
Feb 18 Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo in the year 1857.
Feb 18 Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor in the year 1857.
Feb 21 On this day in history congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US
Feb 21 In the year 1857 jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907)
Feb 21 US issues flying eagle cents on this day in history.