Historical Events In 1858

Jan 01   Canada begins using decimal currency system on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror) on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13   In the year 1858 oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)  

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   On this day in history several people are killed when Italian revolutionary Felice Orsini throws bombs at Napoleon III in Paris in a failed assassination attempt.  

Jan 15   In the year 1858 giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter  

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

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

Jan 22   Beatrice Potter Webb, England, economist on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history giuseppi Radiciotti, composer  

Jan 25   Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st 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" first played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia  

Jan 25   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 in the year 1858.  

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

Jan 27   In the year 1858 neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer  

Jan 28   On this day in history john Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry  

Jan 30   In the year 1858 charles Hallé founds Hallé Orchestra in Manchester  

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

Jan 30   In the year 1858 william Wells Brown published first Black drama, "Leap to Freedom"  

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1858 first apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France  

Feb 13   In the year 1858 sir Richard Burton & John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa  

Feb 13   Sir Richard Burton &John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa on this day in history.  

Feb 14   Charles Beach Hawley, composer in the year 1858.  

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

Feb 16   In the year 1858 georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86  

Feb 16   Laurence "Lon" Myers, US, track star (top US miler) on this day in history.  

Feb 17   In the year 1858 ernest Ford, composer  

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Jan 05   Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror) was born in the year 1858.  

Jan 07   In the year 1858 birth of eliezer Ben-Yehuda, key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language (d. 1922)  

Jan 10   Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.  

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   Giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra) was born in the year 1858.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 27   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.