Page 6: Historical Events In 1849

Nov 16   A Russian court sentences Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.   

Nov 21   Friedrich Hebbel's "Der Rubin," premieres in Vienna.   

Nov 22   Friedrich von Bernhardi, Ger historian (Germany and the Next War).   

Nov 24   Frances Burnett, British novelist is born.   

Nov 24   Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of childrens book (My Secret Garden)   

Nov 24   The Father of the Tractor John Froelich, the inventor of the inaugural gasoline-powered farm tractor, was born in Froelich, Iowa. Froelich's tractor, completed in 1892, featured a Van Duzen one-cylinder gasoline engine mounted on wooden beams to operate a threshing machine   

Nov 29   Ambrose Fleming, inventor (diode).   

Dec 06   Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland.   

Dec 08   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Luisa Miller," premieres in Naples.   

Dec 11   Ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist (Courageous Woman)   

Dec 14   1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert (Boston).   

Dec 14   Conradin Kreutzer, composer, dies at 69   

Dec 14   inaugural chamber music group in US gives their inaugural concert (Boston).   

Dec 18   William Bond obtains 1st photograph of Moon through a telescope.   

Dec 18   William Bond obtains inaugural photograph of Moon through a telescope.   

Dec 19   Henry Clay Frick, Penn, built world's largest coke and steel operation   

Dec 21   1st US skating club formed (Phila).   

Dec 21   James Lane Allen, US writer (Kentucky Cardinal)   

Dec 22   Fritz Mauthner, Bohemia, German author/philosopher (skepticism).   

Dec 22   The execution of Fyodor Dostoevsky is called off at the last second   

Dec 22   Writer (Crime and Punishmen)Fyodor Dostoevsky is led before a firing squad and prepared for execution. He had been convicted and sentenced to death on November 16 for allegedly taking part in reprieved and sent into exile.   

Dec 26   Samuel E "Sam" van Beem, actor (Fanfan la Tulipe).   

Dec 28   Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck   

Dec 28   M Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning, he accidentally upset lamp containing turpentine and oil on his clothing and sees cleaning effect.   

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Jan 09   John hartley: English tennis player, double winner of wimbledon    

Jan 11   Oskar lassar: German dermatologist (bath house)   

Jan 12   Jean béraud: French painter    

Jan 18   Edmund barton: 1st pm of australia (1900-03)   

Jan 22   August strindberg: Sweden, dramatist/novelist (apologia)   

Feb 02   Pavol országh hviezdoslav: Slovak poet   

Feb 04   Jean richepin: French poet/writer (les chansons de gueux)   

Feb 13   Lord randolph churchill: England, politician, winston's father   

Jan 09   Jan kops: Dutch agriculturist/vicar,    

Jan 16   Wilhelm m l de wette: German theologist,    

Jan 26   Thomas lovell beddoes: English poet (death's jest-book), suicide at 45   

Feb 08   France preseren: Slovenian poet (sonetni venec),   

Feb 09   Corneille vander planken: Composer,    

Feb 13   Christian rummel: Composer,   

Feb 15   Pierre f verhulst: Belgian mathematician (logistic curve),   

Feb 22   Alexander ernst fesca: Composer,