Page 4: Historical Events In 1851

Jul 19   In the year 1851 hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer (head of Jut)   

Jul 23   On this day in history charles Bannerman, Aussie cricket batsman (1st centurion)   

Jul 23   Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians & US in the year 1851.   

Jul 24   In the year 1851 window tax abolished in Britain   

Jul 28   First ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made in the year 1851.   

Jul 28   Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history a De Gasparis discovers asteroid #15 Eunomia   

Jul 29   In the year 1851 annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.   

Aug 03   In the year 1851 isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader   

Aug 12   1st America's Cup-US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora on this day in history.   

Aug 12   On this day in history isaac Singer granted patent for his sewing machine   

Aug 13   John Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937 in the year 1851.   

Aug 15   [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat) in the year 1851.   

Aug 17   Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) in the year 1851.   

Aug 19   Gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history gold fields discovered in Australia   

Aug 22   On this day in history yacht "America" wins first Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup)   

Aug 25   [Willem] Alexander KHF, prince of Orange/Netherlands in the year 1851.   

Aug 29   On this day in history willem M d'Ablaing, Dutch lawyer   

Sep 04   In the year 1851 john Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house member   

Sep 13   In the year 1851 walter Reed, US Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever   

Sep 15   Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish countess/writer (Sirena Negra) on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1851 saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   

Sep 18   New York Times publishes for the first time on this day in history.   

Sep 18   New York Times starts publishing (2 cents a copy) in the year 1851.   

Sep 18   On this day in history nY Times starts publishing   

Sep 22   On this day in history the city of Des Moines, Iowa was incorporated as Fort Des Moines.   

Sep 28   In the year 1851 henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Judah)   

Oct 01   In the year 1851 1st Hawaiian stamps issued   

Oct 01   In the year 1851 the first Hawaiian stamps issued   

Oct 02   Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I on this day in history.   

Oct 02   The pasilalinic-sympathetic compass is demonstrated but proves to be a fake in the year 1851.   

Oct 15   George F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament) on this day in history.   

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Jan 09   In the year 1851 birth of giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

Jan 14   Theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928) was born in the year 1851.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer   

Jan 25   In the year 1851 birth of arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar)   

Jan 25   Jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg) was born in the year 1851.   

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 in the year 1851.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history death of esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805)   

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

Jan 24   Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76 in the year 1851.   

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   Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 on this day in history.