Historical Events In 1858

Aug 27   Lincoln and Douglas debate at Freeport, IL on this day in history.  

Sep 01   On this day in history 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month  

Sep 01   On this day in history the first transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month  

Sep 05   Moritz G, [Moses] Saphir, Hungarian journalist, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Sep 08   In the year 1858 lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people  

Sep 09   Benjamin Kidel, English Sudan (Control of the Tropics) in the year 1858.  

Sep 10   On this day in history henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44  

Sep 10   John Holden hits 1st recorded HR (Bkln vs NY) in the year 1858.  

Sep 11   On this day in history alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer, dies at 55  

Sep 12   Fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter/sculptor on this day in history.  

Sep 13   On this day in history catherinus Elling, composer  

Sep 13   Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire & sinks, 471 die in the year 1858.  

Sep 15   In the year 1858 charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer/hermit  

Sep 16   1st overland mail for California on this day in history.  

Sep 16   On this day in history andrew Bonar Law, British PM (C, 1922-23)  

Sep 16   On this day in history first overland mail for California  

Sep 17   Dred Scott, US slave (REV-decision Supreme court), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 25   Emmeline Pankhurst-Goulden, English feminist in the year 1858.  

Sep 27   In the year 1858 giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician, founder of symbolic logic  

Sep 28   On this day in history donati's comet becomes 1st to be photographed  

Sep 28   On this day in history donati's comet becomes the first to be photographed  

Sep 29   On this day in history leopoldo Mugnone, composer  

Oct 05   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of queen Victoria in the year 1858.  

Oct 09   Gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips) on this day in history.  

Oct 10   On this day in history karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German author/poet/diplomat, dies at 73  

Oct 12   In the year 1858 ando Hiroshige, Japanese painter, dies at 61  

Oct 15   On this day in history frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer  

Oct 21   In the year 1858 in Paris, the Can-Can is 1st performed  

Oct 21   Ramabai Dongre' Medhavi, India, social reformer in the year 1858.  

Oct 26   In the year 1858 hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine  

Oct 26   Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Oct 27   On this day in history rH Macy & Co opens 1st store, (6th Ave-NYC) Gross receipts $1106  

Oct 27   The birth of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States in the year 1858.  

Oct 27   Theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906) in the year 1858.  

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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   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 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   In the year 1858 birth of eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries)  

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 in the year 1858.  

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

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

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

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