Historical Events In 1858

Jul 24   Wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920) on this day in history.  

Jul 26   In the year 1858 baron Lionel de Rothschild is 1st Jew elected to British Parliament  

Jul 26   Tommy Garrett, cricketer (original Australian Test player) in the year 1858.  

Jul 28   1st use of fingerprints as a means of identification is made by in the year 1858.  

Jul 28   On this day in history fingerprints first used as a means of identification, in France  

Jul 29   On this day in history 1st commercial treaty between US & Japan signed  

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

Jul 29   In the year 1858 uS citizens allowed to live anywhere in Japan  

Aug 01   Hans Rott, composer in the year 1858.  

Aug 01   In the year 1858 the first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass  

Aug 02   1st mailboxes installed in Boston & NYC streets on this day in history.  

Aug 02   On this day in history a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands  

Aug 02   On this day in history a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76  

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

Aug 03   On this day in history source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered  

Aug 04   First trans-Atlantic cable completed on this day in history.  

Aug 05   Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable in the year 1858.  

Aug 05   First transatlantic telegraph cable laid on this day in history.  

Aug 06   Albert Fuchs, composer in the year 1858.  

Aug 07   Ottawa chosen as the capital of Canada by British Queen Victoria in the year 1858.  

Aug 11   Christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929) in the year 1858.  

Aug 11   On this day in history first ascent of the Eiger.  

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   In the year 1858 britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan  

Aug 17   On this day in history 1st bank in Hawaii opens  

Aug 18   In the year 1858 netherlands & Japan sign trade agreement  

Aug 19   Edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children) in the year 1858.  

Aug 21   1st Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois) on this day in history.  

Aug 21   On this day in history first Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois)  

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   In the year 1858 giuseppe Peanoin Cuneo, Piemonte Italy, mathematician  

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Jan 05   In the year 1858 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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1858 birth of oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)  

Jan 15   Giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1858 johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91  

Jan 07   In the year 1858 willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91  

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

Jan 09   Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 30   Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778) died on this day in history.  

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