Historical Events In 1857

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   On this day in history 423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC  

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

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

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

Sep 15   In the year 1857 timothy Alder patents typesetting machine  

Sep 15   William Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice in the year 1857.  

Sep 16   Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX) in the year 1857.  

Sep 16   Typesetting machine patent on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research on this day in history.  

Sep 18   On this day in history karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72  

Sep 23   Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die in the year 1857.  

Sep 25   In the year 1857 relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins  

Sep 29   In the year 1857 conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament  

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

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

Oct 04   On this day in history henry Schoenfeld, composer  

Oct 05   In the year 1857 the City of Anaheim was founded.  

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   In the year 1857 american Chess Association formed (NYC)  

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

Oct 14   Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)  

Oct 30   John H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University) in the year 1857.  

Nov 02   Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex) on this day in history.  

Nov 03   Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff) on this day in history.  

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

Jan 02   In the year 1857 birth of frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)  

Jan 02   In the year 1857 birth of martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College)  

Jan 06   In the year 1857 birth of hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)  

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1857 johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56  

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.