Historical Events In 1857

Sep 12   George H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter on this day in history.  

Sep 13   In the year 1857 milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist  

Sep 15   In the year 1857 the birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President  

Sep 15   Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine on this day in history.  

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   Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research in the year 1857.  

Sep 18   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Sep 23   In the year 1857 russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die  

Sep 25   Relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins in the year 1857.  

Sep 29   On this day in history conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament  

Sep 30   Hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge) on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 02   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) on this day in history.  

Oct 04   Henry Schoenfeld, composer in the year 1857.  

Oct 05   The City of Anaheim was founded on this day in history.  

Oct 06   On this day in history american Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC)  

Oct 06   On this day in history american Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC)  

Oct 10   American Chess Association formed (NYC) in the year 1857.  

Oct 14   In the year 1857 elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos  

Oct 14   In the year 1857 ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33  

Oct 24   On this day in history world's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England  

Oct 24   World's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England on this day in history.  

Oct 29   Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) in the year 1857.  

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

Nov 02   Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex) in the year 1857.  

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

Nov 05   In the year 1857 ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy)  

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

Nov 09   On this day in history atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published  

Nov 22   In the year 1857 george Gissing, English author (Thyrza, Crown of Life)  

Nov 26   Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (That Freier), dies at 69 in the year 1857.  

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)  

Jan 06   William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)  

Jan 17   Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) was born in the year 1857.  

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

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 in the year 1857.  

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

Feb 09   Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) died in the year 1857.  

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   In the year 1857 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77