Page 5: Historical Events In 1851

Oct 16   In the year 1851 james Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake)   

Oct 21   On this day in history george Ulyett, cricketer (great Yorkshire all-rounder 1873-93)   

Oct 23   Guillaume Couture, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history william Lassell discovers Ariel & Umbriel, satellites of Uranus   

Oct 24   On this day in history william Lassell discovers Ariel andUmbriel, satellites of Uranus   

Oct 30   Alfred de Mussets "Bettine," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

Oct 31   In the year 1851 peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37   

Nov 02   In the year 1851 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) in the year 1851.   

Nov 06   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 in the year 1851.   

Nov 09   In the year 1851 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 in the year 1851.   

Nov 13   On this day in history 1st meeting of anti-revolutionary "Netherlands & Orange"   

Nov 14   In the year 1851 "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville, published   

Nov 18   On this day in history ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80   

Nov 20   In the year 1851 wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75   

Nov 21   On this day in history desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal   

Nov 22   Opera "La Perle Du Brésil" is produced (Paris) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   The opera "La Perle Du Br‚sil" is produced (Paris) in the year 1851.   

Dec 02   In the year 1851 newly-elected French President Charles Louis Bonaparte overthrows the Second Republic.   

Dec 04   On this day in history pres Louis Napolean Boaparte forces crush a coup d'etat in France   

Dec 09   In the year 1851 1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal)   

Dec 09   In the year 1851 first Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal)   

Dec 10   Melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries on this day in history.   

Dec 10   In the year 1851 the birth of Melvil Dewey, Devised the library classification system   

Dec 16   Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   J M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam & Speed), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Dec 22   On this day in history the first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India.   

Dec 24   On this day in history fire devastates Library of Congress in Wash, destroys 35,000 volumes   

Dec 24   Fire devastates Library of Congress in Washington destroys 35,000 volumes on this day in history.   

Dec 29   1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) on this day in history.   

Dec 29   In the year 1851 first Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston)   

Dec 29   On this day in history the first YMCA in the USA is organized in Boston.   

Dec 30   In the year 1851 asa Griggs Candler, developed Coca-Cola   

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Jan 09   On this day in history birth of giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

Jan 14   In the year 1851 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   David Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1851 birth of jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg)   

Jan 27   Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega) was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 10   In the year 1851 death of karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)   

Jan 12   Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1851 gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49   

Jan 24   Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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.