Page 5: Historical Events In 1851

Oct 16   James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake) in the year 1851.   

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

Oct 23   Guillaume Couture, composer in the year 1851.   

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

Oct 24   William Lassell discovers Ariel andUmbriel, satellites of Uranus on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history alfred de Mussets "Bettine," premieres in Paris   

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

Nov 02   Louis Napoleon takes power in France on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 09   Kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape in the year 1851.   

Nov 11   On this day in history alvan Clark patents telescope   

Nov 13   1st meeting of anti-revolutionary "Netherlands & Orange" in the year 1851.   

Nov 14   On this day in history "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville, published   

Nov 18   Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80 in the year 1851.   

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

Nov 21   Desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal on this day in history.   

Nov 22   Opera "La Perle Du Brésil" is produced (Paris) in the year 1851.   

Nov 22   On this day in history the opera "La Perle Du Br‚sil" is produced (Paris)   

Dec 02   On this day in history 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   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) in the year 1851.   

Dec 10   On this day in history melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries   

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

Dec 16   In the year 1851 theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08)   

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

Dec 22   The first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India in the year 1851.   

Dec 24   In the year 1851 fire devastates Library of Congress in Wash, destroys 35,000 volumes   

Dec 24   In the year 1851 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) on this day in history.   

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

Dec 30   Asa Griggs Candler, developed Coca-Cola in the year 1851.   

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Jan 09   Giuseppi Gallignani, composer was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 14   In the year 1851 birth of theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer   

Jan 17   A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of david Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford)   

Jan 19   In the year 1851 birth of johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer   

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   Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)   

Jan 12   In the year 1851 johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72   

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

Jan 21   Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 27   John James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1851 anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95