Jan 05 Cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey) was born in the year 1811. 


Jan 06 Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator, died in 1874 was born on this day in history. 


Jan 09 In the year 1811 birth of gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856) 


Feb 03 On this day in history birth of horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man") 


Feb 06 On this day in history birth of henry George Liddell, father of the Alice in Alice in Wonderland (d. 1898) 


Feb 08 In the year 1811 birth of edwin Denison Morgan, Sect of War (Confederacy), died in 1883 


Feb 15 On this day in history birth of domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74) 


Feb 23 On this day in history birth of george Washington Hewitt, composer 

