Historical Events In 1858

Jul 24   On this day in history wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920)  

Jul 26   Baron Lionel de Rothschild is 1st Jew elected to British Parliament on this day in history.  

Jul 26   On this day in history tommy Garrett, cricketer (original Australian Test player)  

Jul 28   On this day in history 1st use of fingerprints as a means of identification is made by  

Jul 28   In the year 1858 fingerprints first used as a means of identification, in France  

Jul 29   In the year 1858 1st commercial treaty between US & Japan signed  

Jul 29   In the year 1858 the first commercial treaty between US & Japan signed  

Jul 29   US citizens allowed to live anywhere in Japan in the year 1858.  

Aug 01   Hans Rott, composer in the year 1858.  

Aug 01   The first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass on this day in history.  

Aug 02   1st mailboxes installed in Boston & NYC streets in the year 1858.  

Aug 02   In the year 1858 a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands  

Aug 02   A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76 in the year 1858.  

Aug 02   The first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass on this day in history.  

Aug 03   Source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered in the year 1858.  

Aug 04   First trans-Atlantic cable completed in the year 1858.  

Aug 05   Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable on this day in history.  

Aug 05   On this day in history first transatlantic telegraph cable laid  

Aug 06   On this day in history albert Fuchs, composer  

Aug 07   Ottawa chosen as the capital of Canada by British Queen Victoria on this day in history.  

Aug 11   On this day in history christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929)  

Aug 11   First ascent of the Eiger in the year 1858.  

Aug 14   George Combe, phrenologist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Regular mail to Pacific coast begins in the year 1858.  

Aug 15   Regular mail to the Pacific coast begins on this day in history.  

Aug 16   Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan on this day in history.  

Aug 17   In the year 1858 1st bank in Hawaii opens  

Aug 18   Netherlands & Japan sign trade agreement in the year 1858.  

Aug 19   On this day in history edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children)  

Aug 21   In the year 1858 1st Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois)  

Aug 21   First Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois) on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 blacks arrested for learning on this day in history.  

Aug 26   In the year 1858 first news dispatch by telegraph.  

Aug 27   Giuseppe Peanoin Cuneo, Piemonte Italy, mathematician on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 10   Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1858.  

Jan 11   Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91  

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

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

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

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