Page 4: Historical Events In 1852

Aug 01   In the year 1852 sF Methodists establish first black church, Zion Methodist   

Aug 03   1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history first intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths   

Aug 05   On this day in history frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53   

Aug 08   In the year 1852 barend Barendse, actor/director (Wandering Jew)   

Aug 11   Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Aug 15   In the year 1852 johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92   

Aug 20   In the year 1852 steamer "Atlantic" collided with fishing boat, sinks with 250 aboard   

Aug 21   Benedetto Junck, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1852 tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.   

Aug 21   On this day in history tlingit warriors destroy Hudson's Bay Company Fort Selkirk, Yukon after the HBC tries to break the Tlingit monopoly on trade with interior tribes.   

Aug 22   Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In the year 1852 jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901)   

Aug 31   Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister in the year 1852.   

Sep 03   Anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm in the year 1852.   

Sep 11   Olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R in the year 1852.   

Sep 12   Hubert H Asquith, premier Great Britain (L, 1908-16) in the year 1852.   

Sep 14   18th Postmaster General: Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Jan E Matzeliger, Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine) in the year 1852.   

Sep 20   Edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro) on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1852 william Stewart Halsted, established 1st US surgical school   

Sep 24   A new invention, the dirigible, is demonstrated in the year 1852.   

Sep 24   Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Cornelis J Snijders, supreme commander of Dutch Navy (1910-18) on this day in history.   

Sep 27   On this day in history george L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, NY   

Sep 28   On this day in history johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer, dies at 60   

Sep 28   On this day in history john [Denton Pinkstone] French, Earl of Ypres/British field marshall   

Sep 30   Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist/composer in the year 1852.   

Oct 02   William Ramsay, chemist on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1852 the University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.   

Oct 15   Wilhelm Posse, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize on this day in history.   

Oct 22   In the year 1852 hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist (d. 1904)   

Jan 08   James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor (1920-21) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   On this day in history birth of frederick Corder, composer   

Jan 26   Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa) was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 29   In the year 1852 birth of frederick Hymen Cowen, composer   

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor/playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa)   

Jan 06   In the year 1852 death of louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. 1809)   

Jan 22   George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778)   

Feb 02   In the year 1852 francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49   

Feb 17   Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 1852 thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies   

Feb 27   In the year 1852 joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69   

Feb 29   In the year 1852 john Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies