Historical Events In 1858

Jan 01   Canada begins using decimal currency system in the year 1858.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1858 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   Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1858.  

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   Several people are killed when Italian revolutionary Felice Orsini throws bombs at Napoleon III in Paris in a failed assassination attempt on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1858 tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra)  

Jan 19   On this day in history eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries)  

Jan 22   Beatrice Potter Webb, England, economist in the year 1858.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1858 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49 in the year 1858.  

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

Jan 28   John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry in the year 1858.  

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

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

Feb 11   In the year 1858 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   Sir Richard Burton & John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa in the year 1858.  

Feb 13   Sir Richard Burton &John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa in the year 1858.  

Feb 14   In the year 1858 charles Beach Hawley, composer  

Feb 15   William Pickering, Boston, astronomer (9th & 10th moons of Saturn) on this day in history.  

Feb 16   On this day in history georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86  

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   In the year 1858 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   In the year 1858 birth of harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)  

Jan 13   Oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1858 birth of tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra)  

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

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

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   Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 30   On this day in history death of coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778)  

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