Historical Events In 1858

Jan 01   In the year 1858 canada begins using decimal currency system  

Jan 03   Rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], Fr singer/actress (Muse), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)  

Jan 05   Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91 in the year 1858.  

Jan 07   On this day in history willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91  

Jan 08   Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1858.  

Jan 09   Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931) in the year 1858.  

Jan 14   On this day in history french Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed  

Jan 14   In the year 1858 several people are killed when Italian revolutionary Felice Orsini throws bombs at Napoleon III in Paris in a failed assassination attempt.  

Jan 15   Giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter in the year 1858.  

Jan 17   Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra) on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries) on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1858 beatrice Potter Webb, England, economist  

Jan 25   Giuseppi Radiciotti, composer in the year 1858.  

Jan 25   In the year 1858 mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia  

Jan 25   Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" first played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia in the year 1858.  

Jan 25   On this day in history mendelssohn's Wedding March is performed for the first time in public, as the daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria marries the Prussian Crown Prince.  

Jan 27   Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   Neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer on this day in history.  

Jan 28   In the year 1858 john Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry  

Jan 30   On this day in history charles Hallé founds Hallé Orchestra in Manchester  

Jan 30   Charles Halle founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester in the year 1858.  

Jan 30   William Wells Brown published first Black drama, "Leap to Freedom" in the year 1858.  

Feb 01   In the year 1858 douglas Law goes into effect in British Columbia; miners required to buy licenses to search for gold in the Fraser Valley.  

Feb 11   On this day in history 1st apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France  

Feb 11   First apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France in the year 1858.  

Feb 13   On this day in history sir Richard Burton & John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa  

Feb 13   On this day in history sir Richard Burton &John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa  

Feb 14   Charles Beach Hawley, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1858 william Pickering, Boston, astronomer (9th & 10th moons of Saturn)  

Feb 16   Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Laurence "Lon" Myers, US, track star (top US miler) in the year 1858.  

Feb 17   Ernest Ford, composer in the year 1858.  

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of eliezer Ben-Yehuda, key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language (d. 1922)  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929)  

Jan 11   Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947) was born in the year 1858.  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter  

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra)  

Jan 19   Eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries) was born in the year 1858.  

Jan 03   In the year 1858 rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], Fr singer/actress (Muse), dies at 36  

Jan 05   Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91 in the year 1858.  

Jan 07   Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91 in the year 1858.  

Jan 08   On this day in history friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798)  

Jan 27   In the year 1858 gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49  

Jan 30   Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778) died in the year 1858.  

Feb 16   Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 in the year 1858.