Page 3: Historical Events In 1851

May 17   Saint John New Brunswick, the launch of the sailing ship Marco Polo; reputed to be the quickest ship in the world.   

May 18   Amsterdam-Nieuwediep telegraph connection linked.   

May 20   Emile Berliner, Germany, inventor (flat phonograph record)   

May 21   Gold discovered in Australia   

May 21   Leon Bourgeois, France, politician, internationalist (Nobel 1920)   

May 23   Antoni Stolpe, composer.   

May 23   Lucas Pieter Roodbaard, architect, dies at 69.   

May 24   Stanko Vraz, [Jakob Frass], Slavic poet (Grammatica), dies at 40   

May 28   Dick Barlow, cricketer (immortal England all-rounder of 1880's).   

May 28   Sojourner Truth attends Women's Rights Convention   

May 29   Leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920)   

Jun 02   1st US alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine)   

Jun 02   Maine is recorded as becoming the inaugural state in the Union to enact a law prohibiting alcohol.   

Jun 02   The inaugural US alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine).   

Jun 03   1st baseball uniforms worn, NY Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt and blue long trousers   

Jun 03   The inaugural baseball uniforms worn. Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt and blue long trousers   

Jun 09   San Francisco Committee of Vigilance forms   

Jun 09   SF Committee of Vigilance forms (1st time).   

Jun 12   Oliver Joseph Lodge, England, early radio pioneer.   

Jun 15   Jacob Fussell, Baltimore dairyman, sets up 1st ice-cream factory   

Jun 15   Jacob Fussell, Baltimore dairyman, sets up inaugural ice-cream factory   

Jun 21   Daniel Carter Beard, US, organized 1st boy scout troop.   

Jun 22   Fire destroys part of San Francisco.   

Jun 22   Fire destroys part of SF   

Jul 04   Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer, dies at 67.   

Jul 05   Juanita, Mexican, lynched by Calif gold diggers   

Jul 07   Lillien Jane Martin, psychologist, are discovered gerontology clinic   

Jul 08   Arthur Evans, English archaeologist is born.   

Jul 08   Arthur J Evans, English archaeologist (Crete)   

Jul 11   Millie and Christine, NC, siamese twins   

Jul 13   John F Loudon discovers tin on East Indian Island of Billiton.   

Jul 17   Beni Egressy, composer, dies at 37.   

Jul 19   Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer (head of Jut)   

Jul 23   Charles Bannerman, Aussie cricket batsman (1st centurion).   

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Jan 09   Giuseppi gallignani: Composer   

Jan 14   Theophile ea de bock: Dutch painter/etcher/drawer   

Jan 17   A. b. frost: American illustrator   

Jan 19   David starr jordan: Ny, biologist/university pres (leland stanford)   

Jan 19   Johannes c kapteyn: Dutch astronomer   

Jan 25   Arne garborg: Norwegian playwright (bondestudentar)   

Jan 25   Jan blockx: Belgium, opera composer (sea bride princess of herberg)   

Jan 27   Rafael obligado: Argentina, writer (santos vega)   

Jan 10   Karl freiherr von müffling: Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)   

Jan 12   Johan herman koekkoek: Painter,   

Jan 19   Esteban echeverría: Argentine writer (b. 1805)   

Jan 21   Gustav albert lortzing: Composer,    

Jan 24   Gaspare luigi pacifico spontini: Italian composer,   

Jan 27   John james audubon: Conservationist (audubon society),    

Feb 01   Mary wollstonecraft shelley: Novelist (frankenstein),   

Feb 16   Anne nagell van ampsen: Dutch politician,