Historical Events In 1851

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

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

Mar 03   Congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3¢ piece) in the year 1851.  

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 in the year 1851.  

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

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

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   On this day in history roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14)  

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

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   In the year 1851 emil Liebling, composer  

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   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 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   Great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace in the year 1851.  

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   On this day in history 1st major SF fire  

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

May 06   Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine" on this day in history.  

May 06   In the year 1851 linus Yale patents Yale-lock  

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

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

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

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

Jan 17   A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19   David Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford) was born in the year 1851.  

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 in the year 1851.  

Jan 12   In the year 1851 johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72  

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

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   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