Historical Events In 1851

Feb 25   In the year 1851 ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53  

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

Mar 03   On this day in history congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3¢ piece)  

Mar 04   On this day in history michael Henkel, composer, dies at 70  

Mar 06   On this day in history alexander Aliabiev, composer, dies at 63  

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

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

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

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

Mar 15   In the year 1851 jozef Surzynski, composer  

Mar 19   Roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14) in the year 1851.  

Mar 21   In the year 1851 yosemite Valley discovered in California  

Mar 27   On this day in history ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer  

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

Apr 07   In the year 1851 otto Adolf Klauwell, composer  

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

Apr 09   On this day in history antoine-Charles Glachant, composer, dies at 80  

Apr 09   In the year 1851 c E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (Neth Indies)  

Apr 12   In the year 1851 emil Liebling, composer  

Apr 15   Earl G Andressy sentenced to death in Hungary in the year 1851.  

Apr 16   On this day in history ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist  

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

Apr 23   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 in the year 1851.  

Apr 24   Eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Uruguaian writer (Ismael, Grito de Gloria) on this day in history.  

May 01   On this day in history great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London  

May 01   In the year 1851 great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace  

May 03   On this day in history most of San Fransisco destroyed by fire; 30 die  

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

May 04   In the year 1851 1st major SF fire  

May 04   The first major San Fransisco fire on this day in history.  

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

May 06   Linus Yale patents Yale-lock in the year 1851.  

May 06   New slave regulations go into effect in Suriname on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 09   Giuseppi Gallignani, composer was born in the year 1851.  

Jan 14   Theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer was born in the year 1851.  

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   In the year 1851 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   In the year 1851 birth of rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   On this day in history death of esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805)  

Jan 21   In the year 1851 gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49  

Jan 24   On this day in history gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76  

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

Feb 01   In the year 1851 mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53  

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