Historical Events In 1858

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

Sep 01   In the year 1858 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month  

Sep 01   The first transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month on this day in history.  

Sep 05   In the year 1858 moritz G, [Moses] Saphir, Hungarian journalist, dies at 63  

Sep 08   On this day in history lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people  

Sep 09   Benjamin Kidel, English Sudan (Control of the Tropics) on this day in history.  

Sep 10   Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Sep 10   John Holden hits 1st recorded HR (Bkln vs NY) on this day in history.  

Sep 11   Alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1858.  

Sep 12   Fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter/sculptor in the year 1858.  

Sep 13   On this day in history catherinus Elling, composer  

Sep 13   On this day in history hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire & sinks, 471 die  

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

Sep 16   In the year 1858 1st overland mail for California  

Sep 16   Andrew Bonar Law, British PM (C, 1922-23) in the year 1858.  

Sep 16   In the year 1858 first overland mail for California  

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

Sep 25   On this day in history emmeline Pankhurst-Goulden, English feminist  

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

Sep 28   In the year 1858 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   Leopoldo Mugnone, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 05   On this day in history heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of queen Victoria  

Oct 09   On this day in history gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips)  

Oct 10   In the year 1858 karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German author/poet/diplomat, dies at 73  

Oct 12   On this day in history ando Hiroshige, Japanese painter, dies at 61  

Oct 15   Frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer in the year 1858.  

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

Oct 21   On this day in history ramabai Dongre' Medhavi, India, social reformer  

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

Oct 26   Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1858.  

Oct 27   In the year 1858 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   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   In the year 1858 birth of giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter  

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   In the year 1858 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1858.  

Jan 27   On this day in history gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49  

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 in the year 1858.