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) in the year 1851.  

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

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

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

Mar 06   Dion Boucicault's "Love in a Maze," premieres in London on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 11   In the year 1851 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   In the year 1851 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   Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 08   John Parry, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1851.  

Apr 09   On this day in history 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   Canada issues its 1st postage stamps in the year 1851.  

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   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   In the year 1851 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   1st major SF fire in the year 1851.  

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   In the year 1851 linus Yale patents Yale-lock  

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

May 06   San Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19   David Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19   In the year 1851 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   On this day in history birth of rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega)  

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

Jan 12   On this day in history johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72  

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

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

Jan 24   In the year 1851 gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76  

Jan 27   In the year 1851 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