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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1857.  

Sep 17   On this day in history konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research  

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

Sep 23   On this day in history russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die  

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

Sep 29   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 04   Henry Schoenfeld, composer in the year 1857.  

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

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) on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1857 conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)  

Oct 30   John H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 07   Charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1857.  

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

Jan 02   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born in the year 1857.  

Jan 06   In the year 1857 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   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) was born in the year 1857.  

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

Jan 27   In the year 1857 dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 in the year 1857.  

Feb 15   In the year 1857 mikhail Glinka, composer, dies  

Feb 16   In the year 1857 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77