Page 2: Historical Events In 1851

Feb 25   Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1851 congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3 cent piece)   

Mar 03   Congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3¢ piece) on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Michael Henkel, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1851.   

Mar 06   In the year 1851 alexander Aliabiev, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 06   Dion Boucicault's "Love in a Maze," premieres in London in the year 1851.   

Mar 07   Poll tax levied on Russo-Polish Jews entering Austrian Galicia ends in the year 1851.   

Mar 11   In the year 1851 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto", premieres in Venice   

Mar 11   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto," premieres in Venice on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history jozef Surzynski, composer   

Mar 19   Roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14) on this day in history.   

Mar 21   On this day in history yosemite Valley discovered in California   

Mar 27   Ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 06   Canadian postal service transferred from British control; sets uniform postal rate of 3 pence a letter in the year 1851.   

Apr 07   In the year 1851 otto Adolf Klauwell, composer   

Apr 08   In the year 1851 john Parry, composer, dies at 75   

Apr 09   In the year 1851 antoine-Charles Glachant, composer, dies at 80   

Apr 09   C E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (Neth Indies) on this day in history.   

Apr 12   Emil Liebling, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Earl G Andressy sentenced to death in Hungary on this day in history.   

Apr 16   In the year 1851 ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist   

Apr 23   In the year 1851 canada issues its 1st postage stamps   

Apr 23   On this day in history civil engineer Sandford Fleming 1827-1915 designs the red Three-Pence Beaver stamp issued this day; the Province of Canada's first regular postage stamp   

Apr 24   In the year 1851 eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Uruguaian writer (Ismael, Grito de Gloria)   

May 01   Great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London on this day in history.   

May 01   Great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace on this day in history.   

May 03   Most of San Fransisco destroyed by fire; 30 die on this day in history.   

May 03   Most of SF destroyed by fire; 30 die in the year 1851.   

May 04   1st major SF fire in the year 1851.   

May 04   The first major San Fransisco fire in the year 1851.   

May 06   On this day in history dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine"   

May 06   On this day in history linus Yale patents Yale-lock   

May 06   On this day in history new slave regulations go into effect in Suriname   

May 06   In the year 1851 san Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts   

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Jan 09   Giuseppi Gallignani, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer   

Jan 17   In the year 1851 birth of a. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928)   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of david Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford)   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer   

Jan 25   Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg)   

Jan 27   Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) died on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 in the year 1851.   

Jan 19   Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805) died in the year 1851.   

Jan 21   Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1851.   

Jan 24   Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76 in the year 1851.   

Jan 27   John James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53 in the year 1851.   

Feb 16   Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 in the year 1851.