Historical Events In 1857
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Jan 02 Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) in the year 1857.
Jan 06 Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
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) in the year 1857.
Jan 11 In the year 1857 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 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 In the year 1857 national Association of Baseball Players founded, NY
Jan 23 Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity) on this day in history.
Jan 24 The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia on this day in history.
Jan 27 On this day in history dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72
Feb 01 In the year 1857 influenza in Europe, North America, South America
Feb 01 Smallpox in Victoria, Australia in the year 1857.
Feb 01 Yellow fever in Portugal in the year 1857.
Feb 02 On this day in history 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 On this day in history bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)
Feb 14 In the year 1857 johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56
Feb 15 In the year 1857 mikhail Glinka, composer, dies
Feb 16 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on this day in history.
Feb 16 On this day in history gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC)
Feb 17 Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher on this day in history.
Feb 18 On this day in history insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo
Feb 18 Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor on this day in history.
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 In the year 1857 uS issues flying eagle cents