Historical Events In 1858

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

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   On this day in history moritz G, [Moses] Saphir, Hungarian journalist, dies at 63  

Sep 08   Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people on this day in history.  

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

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) in the year 1858.  

Sep 11   In the year 1858 alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer, dies at 55  

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   On this day in history 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   First overland mail for California on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Dred Scott, US slave (REV-decision Supreme court), dies in the year 1858.  

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

Sep 27   Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician, founder of symbolic logic in the year 1858.  

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

Sep 28   In the year 1858 donati's comet becomes the first to be photographed  

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   Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German author/poet/diplomat, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 21   On this day in history in Paris, the Can-Can is 1st performed  

Oct 21   In the year 1858 ramabai Dongre' Medhavi, India, social reformer  

Oct 26   On this day in history hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine  

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

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

Oct 27   The birth of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 05   In the year 1858 birth of gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of eliezer Ben-Yehuda, key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language (d. 1922)  

Jan 10   Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1858 birth of harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)  

Jan 13   In the year 1858 birth of oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)  

Jan 15   In the year 1858 birth of giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter  

Jan 17   Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra) was born in the year 1858.  

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries)  

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   Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91 in the year 1858.  

Jan 08   Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1858.  

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

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

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