Page 5: Historical Events In 1847

Sep 10   1st theater opens in Hawaii.   

Sep 10   The inaugural theater opens in Hawaii.   

Sep 11   1st singing of Stephen Fosters "Susanna" (in Pittsburgh)   

Sep 12   Mexican-American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.   

Sep 13   American-Mexican war: US Gen Winfield Scott captures Mexico City   

Sep 13   Charles Dupee Blake, composer   

Sep 14   US Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma)   

Sep 14   US troops under General Scott enter Mexico City   

Sep 16   Albert Ross Parsons, composer   

Sep 16   Shakespeares home in Stratford Upon Avon purchased for preservation.   

Sep 16   United Shakespeare Company buys his home in Stratford-upon-Avon.   

Sep 20   Sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist (Catechism Revolutionary)   

Sep 23   Henri MG earl the Merode, Belg revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65).   

Sep 30   Wilhelmina E Drucker, [Lensing], Dutch feminist   

Oct 01   Annie Besant, [Wood], England, philosopher (Esoteric christianity).   

Oct 01   Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet.   

Oct 02   Paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president.   

Oct 02   Paul von Hindenberg, German field marshal and politician is born   

Oct 06   Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor   

Oct 08   Rose Scott, Social Reformer.   

Oct 09   Andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburg's coal basin)   

Oct 10   Gheorghe Dima, composer   

Oct 14   William Michael Rooke, composer, dies at 53.   

Oct 16   Charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published.   

Oct 20   Little William Nelman poisons his grandfather   

Oct 20   Little William Nelman poisons his grandpa   

Oct 21   Guiseppe Giacosa, Italian songwriter (libretti opera Puccini).   

Oct 22   Jacobus Herculas [Uncle Koos] de la Rey, South African politician.   

Oct 22   Sahle Selassie, Negus of Shewa.   

Oct 31   Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (2-fasenmotor)   

Nov 02   George Sorel, French Socialist thinker/author (violent revolutions).   

Nov 04   Jacob L Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Germ pianist/composer, dies at 38   

Nov 08   Bram Stoker, Irish author is born.   

Nov 08   Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/author (Dracula)   

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Jan 04   Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1847 birth of w R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank)   

Feb 02   In the year 1847 birth of jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer   

Feb 07   Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor was born on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1847 birth of hugh Price Hughes, English social reformer (d. 1902)   

Feb 10   A N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents) was born in the year 1847.   

Feb 14   In the year 1847 birth of anna Howard Shaw, US, suffragette   

Jan 11   In the year 1847 caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83   

Jan 14   Gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico died on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1847.   

Feb 15   On this day in history death of germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1794)   

Feb 17   On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

Mar 28   Mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1847.   

Mar 29   Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66 in the year 1847.   

Apr 23   Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.