Historical Events In 1851

Jan 01   City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line.   

Jan 09   Giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

Jan 12   Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72.   

Jan 14   Theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer.   

Jan 15   In this year, Gen Arista adopts in place of Mexican Pres Herrera.   

Jan 15   In this year, General Arista adopts in place of Mexican President Herrera   

Jan 19   David Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford).   

Jan 21   Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49   

Jan 24   Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76.   

Jan 25   Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar)   

Jan 25   Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women's Rights Convention (Akron)   

Jan 25   Sojourner Truth addresses inaugural Black Women's Rights Convention (Akron).   

Jan 27   John James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65.   

Jan 27   Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega)   

Jan 28   Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered   

Jan 31   Gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk.   

Jan 31   In Hamilton Ontario Hamilton Gas Light Company installs inaugural lamps   

Jan 31   San Francisco Orphan's Asylum, inaugural in California founded.   

Feb 01   Anti-transportation groups meet in Melbourne to lobby for permanent end to shipping of convicts to eastern Australian colonies   

Feb 01   Death of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, British author of Frankenstein.   

Feb 01   Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, dies at age 53   

Feb 01   Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53   

Feb 03   Johannes B van Heutsz, lt-gen/gov-gen Dutch East Indies.   

Feb 06   Robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Dusseldorf   

Feb 08   Kate O'Flaherty Chopin, novelist   

Feb 11   1st cricket 1st-class game in Australia, Tasmania v Vic, Launceston   

Feb 11   inaugural cricket 1st-class game in Australia, Tasmania vs Victoria, Launceston   

Feb 15   Black abolitionists invade Boston courtroom rescueing a fugitive slave.   

Feb 15   Black abolitionists invade Boston courtroom rescuing a fugitive slave   

Feb 16   Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95   

Feb 20   Josef Alois Ladurner, composer, dies at 81.   

Feb 22   The Kirkwood runs aground in New Jersey, mistaking the Smith Hotel for a vessel that refused to return its signal   

Feb 25   Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53.   

Mar 03   Congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3 cent piece).   

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Jan 09   Giuseppi gallignani: Composer   

Jan 14   Theophile ea de bock: Dutch painter/etcher/drawer   

Jan 17   A. b. frost: American illustrator    

Jan 19   David starr jordan: Ny, biologist/university pres (leland stanford)   

Jan 19   Johannes c kapteyn: Dutch astronomer   

Jan 25   Arne garborg: Norwegian playwright (bondestudentar)   

Jan 25   Jan blockx: Belgium, opera composer (sea bride princess of herberg)   

Jan 27   Rafael obligado: Argentina, writer (santos vega)   

Jan 10   Karl freiherr von müffling: Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)   

Jan 12   Johan herman koekkoek: Painter,   

Jan 19   Esteban echeverría: Argentine writer (b. 1805)   

Jan 21   Gustav albert lortzing: Composer,    

Jan 24   Gaspare luigi pacifico spontini: Italian composer,   

Jan 27   John james audubon: Conservationist (audubon society),    

Feb 01   Mary wollstonecraft shelley: Novelist (frankenstein),    

Feb 16   Anne nagell van ampsen: Dutch politician,