Page 2: Historical Events In 1851

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

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

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

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   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 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   In the year 1851 roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 07   On this day in history otto Adolf Klauwell, composer   

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

Apr 09   In the year 1851 antoine-Charles Glachant, composer, dies at 80   

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

Apr 12   On this day in history emil Liebling, composer   

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

Apr 16   Ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist in the year 1851.   

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   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   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   1st major SF fire in the year 1851.   

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   Linus Yale patents Yale-lock in the year 1851.   

May 06   In the year 1851 new slave regulations go into effect in Suriname   

May 06   On this day in history san Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   In the year 1851 birth of david Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford)   

Jan 19   Johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 25   Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 24   In the year 1851 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   Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 on this day in history.