Page 4: Historical Events In 1851

Jul 23   Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians and US   

Jul 24   Window tax abolished in Britain.   

Jul 28   inaugural ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made.   

Jul 28   Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph.   

Jul 29   A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #15 Eunomia   

Jul 29   Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.   

Aug 03   Isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader.   

Aug 12   1st America's Cup-US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora.   

Aug 12   Isaac Singer granted patent for his sewing machine.   

Aug 13   John Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937.   

Aug 15   [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat).   

Aug 17   Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist   

Aug 19   Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11).   

Aug 19   Gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80   

Aug 22   Gold fields discovered in Australia   

Aug 22   In this year, Yacht "America" claims inaugural Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup)   

Aug 25   [Willem] Alexander KHF, prince of Orange/Netherlands   

Aug 29   Willem M d'Ablaing, Dutch lawyer   

Sep 04   John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house member.   

Sep 13   Walter Reed, US Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever   

Sep 15   Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish countess/writer (Sirena Negra).   

Sep 15   Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   

Sep 18   In this year, New York Times publishes for the inaugural time   

Sep 18   In this year, New York Times starts publishing (2 cents a copy).   

Sep 18   In this year, NY Times starts publishing   

Sep 22   The city of Des Moines, Iowa was incorporated as Fort Des Moines.   

Sep 28   Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Judah)   

Oct 01   1st Hawaiian stamps issued   

Oct 01   The inaugural Hawaiian stamps issued.   

Oct 02   Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I.   

Oct 02   The pasilalinic-sympathetic compass is demonstrated but proves to be a fake   

Oct 15   George F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament).   

Oct 16   James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake)   

Oct 21   George Ulyett, cricketer (great Yorkshire all-rounder 1873-93).   

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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,