Page 2: Historical Events In 1851

Feb 25   Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1851.   

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

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

Mar 04   In the year 1851 michael Henkel, composer, dies at 70   

Mar 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1851 jozef Surzynski, composer   

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

Mar 21   Yosemite Valley discovered in California in the year 1851.   

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   Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer in the year 1851.   

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

Apr 09   Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1851.   

Apr 09   On this day in history c E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (Neth Indies)   

Apr 12   Emil Liebling, composer in the year 1851.   

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   Canada issues its 1st postage stamps on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 24   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1851 most of SF destroyed by fire; 30 die   

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

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

May 06   In the year 1851 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 in the year 1851.   

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

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Jan 09   On this day in history birth of giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

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

Jan 17   A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928) was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 19   In the year 1851 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 in the year 1851.   

Jan 25   Jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg) was born in the year 1851.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history death of karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1851 death of esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805)   

Jan 21   On this day in history gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49   

Jan 24   Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history john James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65   

Feb 01   Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1851 anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95