Historical Events In 1858

Aug 27   Lincoln and Douglas debate at Freeport, IL in the year 1858.  

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   Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people in the year 1858.  

Sep 09   On this day in history benjamin Kidel, English Sudan (Control of the Tropics)  

Sep 10   Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1858.  

Sep 10   On this day in history john Holden hits 1st recorded HR (Bkln vs NY)  

Sep 11   In the year 1858 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   Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer/hermit on this day in history.  

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

Sep 16   Andrew Bonar Law, British PM (C, 1922-23) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician, founder of symbolic logic on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Donati's comet becomes 1st to be photographed on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Donati's comet becomes the first to be photographed on this day in history.  

Sep 29   Leopoldo Mugnone, composer in the year 1858.  

Oct 05   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of queen Victoria on this day in history.  

Oct 09   In the year 1858 gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips)  

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

Oct 12   Ando Hiroshige, Japanese painter, dies at 61 in the year 1858.  

Oct 15   In the year 1858 frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer  

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

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

Oct 26   Hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine in the year 1858.  

Oct 26   In the year 1858 isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39  

Oct 27   RH Macy & Co opens 1st store, (6th Ave-NYC) Gross receipts $1106 in the year 1858.  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)  

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

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

Jan 30   In the year 1858 death of coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778)  

Feb 16   Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on this day in history.