Historical Events In 1857

Sep 12   George H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter in the year 1857.  

Sep 13   Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist in the year 1857.  

Sep 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1857.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 23   Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1857 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 02   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) in the year 1857.  

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) in the year 1857.  

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

Oct 14   Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1857.  

Oct 24   World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England in the year 1857.  

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

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   In the year 1857 michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff)  

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

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

Nov 09   Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published on this day in history.  

Nov 22   George Gissing, English author (Thyrza, Crown of Life) on this day in history.  

Nov 26   In the year 1857 joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (That Freier), dies at 69  

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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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 07   In the year 1857 félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65  

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

Feb 10   David Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770) died in the year 1857.  

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   On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77