Historical Events In 1857

Sep 12   In the year 1857 george H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter  

Sep 13   Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist in the year 1857.  

Sep 15   The birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President on this day in history.  

Sep 15   Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine in the year 1857.  

Sep 15   William Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice on this day in history.  

Sep 16   In the year 1857 mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)  

Sep 16   In the year 1857 typesetting machine patent  

Sep 17   In the year 1857 konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research  

Sep 18   In the year 1857 karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72  

Sep 23   Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die on this day in history.  

Sep 25   Relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins on this day in history.  

Sep 29   Conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament in the year 1857.  

Sep 30   Hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge) in the year 1857.  

Sep 30   US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland & Jarvis Is south of Hawaii in the year 1857.  

Sep 30   US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is. south of Hawaii on this day in history.  

Oct 02   In the year 1857 marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)  

Oct 04   On this day in history henry Schoenfeld, composer  

Oct 05   The City of Anaheim was founded in the year 1857.  

Oct 06   American Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC) in the year 1857.  

Oct 06   American Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC) in the year 1857.  

Oct 10   In the year 1857 american Chess Association formed (NYC)  

Oct 14   On this day in history elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos  

Oct 14   On this day in history ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33  

Oct 24   World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England in the year 1857.  

Oct 24   In the year 1857 world's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England  

Oct 29   In the year 1857 conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)  

Oct 30   On this day in history john H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)  

Nov 02   On this day in history joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex)  

Nov 03   On this day in history michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff)  

Nov 05   Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy) on this day in history.  

Nov 07   In the year 1857 charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62  

Nov 09   Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published in the year 1857.  

Nov 22   On this day in history george Gissing, English author (Thyrza, Crown of Life)  

Nov 26   On this day in history joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (That Freier), dies at 69  

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Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College)  

Jan 06   Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1857 birth of william E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)  

Jan 09   In the year 1857 birth of henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)  

Jan 11   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) was born in the year 1857.  

Jan 17   Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 20   On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32  

Jan 27   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Feb 07   In the year 1857 félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65  

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

Feb 10   David Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770) died 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 in the year 1857.  

Feb 16   Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on this day in history.