Page 5: Historical Events In 1851

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

Jan 14   Theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 17   In the year 1851 birth of a. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928)   

Jan 19   David Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford) was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 19   Johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 25   Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar) was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 25   Jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg) was born on this day in history.   

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   Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 in the year 1851.   

Jan 19   In the year 1851 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history john James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65   

Feb 01   In the year 1851 mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53   

Feb 16   On this day in history anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95