Page 5: Historical Events In 1851
Sunday, 15 June 2025
Oct 16 James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake) on this day in history.
Oct 21 In the year 1851 george Ulyett, cricketer (great Yorkshire all-rounder 1873-93)
Oct 23 Guillaume Couture, composer on this day in history.
Oct 24 William Lassell discovers Ariel & Umbriel, satellites of Uranus on this day in history.
Oct 24 William Lassell discovers Ariel andUmbriel, satellites of Uranus in the year 1851.
Oct 30 In the year 1851 alfred de Mussets "Bettine," premieres in Paris
Oct 31 On this day in history peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37
Nov 02 On this day in history louis Napoleon takes power in France
Nov 06 Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (co-founded Dow Jones/1st editor of Wall St Journal) (d.1902) on this day in history.
Nov 06 On this day in history u.S. Navy expedition under command of LT William Lewis Herndon, on a mission to explore the valley of the Amazon and its tributaries, reaches Iquitos in the jungle region of the upper Amazon after their departure from Lima, Peru.
Nov 09 On this day in history kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape.
Nov 11 Alvan Clark patents telescope on this day in history.
Nov 13 1st meeting of anti-revolutionary "Netherlands & Orange" in the year 1851.
Nov 14 In the year 1851 "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville, published
Nov 18 In the year 1851 ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80
Nov 20 On this day in history wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75
Nov 21 On this day in history desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal
Nov 22 On this day in history opera "La Perle Du Brésil" is produced (Paris)
Nov 22 In the year 1851 the opera "La Perle Du Br‚sil" is produced (Paris)
Dec 02 Newly-elected French President Charles Louis Bonaparte overthrows the Second Republic in the year 1851.
Dec 04 Pres Louis Napolean Boaparte forces crush a coup d'etat in France in the year 1851.
Dec 09 1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal) in the year 1851.
Dec 09 First Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal) on this day in history.
Dec 10 Melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries on this day in history.
Dec 10 On this day in history the birth of Melvil Dewey, Devised the library classification system
Dec 16 On this day in history theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08)
Dec 19 In the year 1851 j M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam & Speed), dies at 76
Dec 22 On this day in history the first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India.
Dec 24 In the year 1851 fire devastates Library of Congress in Wash, destroys 35,000 volumes
Dec 24 On this day in history fire devastates Library of Congress in Washington destroys 35,000 volumes
Dec 29 1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) on this day in history.
Dec 29 First Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) in the year 1851.
Dec 29 The first YMCA in the USA is organized in Boston in the year 1851.
Dec 30 Asa Griggs Candler, developed Coca-Cola on this day in history.
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