Page 2: 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   In the year 1851 michael Henkel, composer, dies at 70   

Mar 06   Alexander Aliabiev, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1851.   

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

Mar 07   On this day in history poll tax levied on Russo-Polish Jews entering Austrian Galicia ends   

Mar 11   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto", premieres in Venice in the year 1851.   

Mar 11   On this day in history giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto," premieres in Venice   

Mar 15   Jozef Surzynski, composer in the year 1851.   

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

Mar 21   Yosemite Valley discovered in California on this day in history.   

Mar 27   In the year 1851 ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer   

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

Apr 07   Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history john Parry, composer, dies at 75   

Apr 09   Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   C E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (Neth Indies) in the year 1851.   

Apr 12   Emil Liebling, composer in the year 1851.   

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

Apr 16   Ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace   

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

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

May 04   1st major SF fire on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history the first major San Fransisco fire   

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

May 06   Linus Yale patents Yale-lock on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1851 birth of giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

Jan 14   In the year 1851 birth of theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer   

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   In the year 1851 birth of arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar)   

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 in the year 1851.   

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   Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805) died on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53 in the year 1851.   

Feb 16   Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 on this day in history.