Historical Events In 1857

Jun 28   Joseph Fischhof, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jun 29   On this day in history battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British)  

Jul 01   Roger Connor, 1st baseman (NY Giants) in the year 1857.  

Jul 02   Francesco Spetrino, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 05   Clara Zetkin, German women's rights advocate/communist on this day in history.  

Jul 08   In the year 1857 rudolf Dellinger, composer  

Jul 09   Frederik II W, grandduke of Baden (1907-18) in the year 1857.  

Jul 11   Alfred Binet, French child psychologist on this day in history.  

Jul 14   In the year 1857 maytag, inventor (washing machine)  

Jul 15   In the year 1857 carl Czerny, Austrian pianist/composer, dies at 66  

Jul 16   Pierre-Jean de Baranger, poet, dies in the year 1857.  

Jul 16   Sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore in the year 1857.  

Jul 18   Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French in the year 1857.  

Jul 21   A S C Wallis, [Adele SC von Antal-Opzoomer], Dutch writer in the year 1857.  

Jul 23   French [M J Francois] Erens, lawyer/literary (Pursue Years) on this day in history.  

Jul 24   On this day in history henrik Pontoppidan, Denmark, writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917)  

Jul 25   Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1857.  

Jul 27   Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge, orientalist/museum curator on this day in history.  

Jul 29   Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino, dies at 54 in the year 1857.  

Jul 30   Thorstein Veblen, US, economist (Theory of the Leisure Class-1899) in the year 1857.  

Aug 01   Charles Turner, engraver, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 08   On this day in history cecile Chaminade, composer  

Aug 10   John Wilson Croker, politician in the year 1857.  

Aug 12   William Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies in the year 1857.  

Aug 21   First book published by an Australian female author Gertrude the Emigrant, by Caroline Atkinson on this day in history.  

Aug 21   In the year 1857 first book published by an Australian female author: Gertrude the Emigrant, by Caroline Atkinson.  

Aug 21   In one of Australia's worst maritime disasters, 121 people drown when the Dunbar sinks off Sydney Heads; in the year 1857.  

Aug 24   The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history on this day in history.  

Aug 24   In the year 1857 thirty-one people die when ship Lady Bird collides with another vessel off the State of Victoria in Australia  

Sep 03   M Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist/explorer, dies at 77 in the year 1857.  

Sep 10   James E Keeler, US, astronomer (rings of Saturn) on this day in history.  

Sep 11   In the year 1857 mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah  

Sep 12   423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC in the year 1857.  

Sep 12   423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) was born in the year 1857.  

Jan 02   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born in the year 1857.  

Jan 06   Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931) was born in the year 1857.  

Jan 06   William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born in the year 1857.  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)  

Jan 11   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1857 birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)  

Jan 17   Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1857 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32  

Jan 27   On this day in history dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72  

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 in the year 1857.  

Feb 09   In the year 1857 death of dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798)  

Feb 10   On this day in history death of david Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770)  

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 in the year 1857.