Historical Events In 1857

Sep 11   On this day in history mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah  

Sep 12   On this day in history 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC  

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

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   In the year 1857 william Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice  

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

Sep 16   Typesetting machine patent in the year 1857.  

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

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) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1857.  

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

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

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) on this day in history.  

Nov 03   Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff) in the year 1857.  

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

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1857 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   In the year 1857 birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)  

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

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

Feb 07   On this day in history félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65  

Feb 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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.