Historical Events In 1857

Sep 12   On this day in history george H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter  

Sep 13   On this day in history milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist  

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

Sep 15   On this day in history timothy Alder patents typesetting machine  

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

Sep 16   Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX) on this day in history.  

Sep 16   On this day in history typesetting machine patent  

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

Sep 18   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1857.  

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

Sep 30   On this day in history hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge)  

Sep 30   In the year 1857 uS occupies Sand, Baker, Howland & Jarvis Is south of Hawaii  

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

Oct 02   On this day in history marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)  

Oct 04   Henry Schoenfeld, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 06   American Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC) on this day in history.  

Oct 10   American Chess Association formed (NYC) on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos in the year 1857.  

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

Oct 24   World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

Oct 30   In the year 1857 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   Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff) in the year 1857.  

Nov 05   On this day in history ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy)  

Nov 07   On this day in history charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62  

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

Nov 22   George Gissing, English author (Thyrza, Crown of Life) in the year 1857.  

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)  

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   In the year 1857 birth of fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)  

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)  

Jan 17   Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born in the year 1857.  

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 in the year 1857.  

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

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) died on this day in history.  

Feb 10   David Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770) died on this day in history.  

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.