Historical Events In 1852

Aug 01   SF Methodists establish first black church, Zion Methodist on this day in history.   

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   Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 in the year 1852.   

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

Aug 11   Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 in the year 1852.   

Aug 15   Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Steamer "Atlantic" collided with fishing boat, sinks with 250 aboard in the year 1852.   

Aug 21   Benedetto Junck, composer in the year 1852.   

Aug 21   Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory in the year 1852.   

Aug 21   Tlingit warriors destroy Hudson's Bay Company Fort Selkirk, Yukon after the HBC tries to break the Tlingit monopoly on trade with interior tribes in the year 1852.   

Aug 22   In the year 1852 alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy)   

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

Aug 31   Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister on this day in history.   

Sep 03   On this day in history anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm   

Sep 11   In the year 1852 olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R   

Sep 12   In the year 1852 hubert H Asquith, premier Great Britain (L, 1908-16)   

Sep 14   In the year 1852 18th Postmaster General: Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office   

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

Sep 15   In the year 1852 jan E Matzeliger, Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine)   

Sep 20   On this day in history edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro)   

Sep 23   William Stewart Halsted, established 1st US surgical school in the year 1852.   

Sep 24   A new invention, the dirigible, is demonstrated on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight in the year 1852.   

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

Sep 27   George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, NY on this day in history.   

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

Sep 28   John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Earl of Ypres/British field marshall in the year 1852.   

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

Oct 02   On this day in history william Ramsay, chemist   

Oct 11   The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney on this day in history.   

Oct 15   On this day in history wilhelm Posse, composer   

Oct 16   In the year 1852 dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize   

Oct 22   Hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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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   In the year 1852 birth of konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor (1920-21)   

Jan 12   In the year 1852 birth of joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)   

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

Jan 26   On this day in history birth of pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa)   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history george Rodwell, composer, dies at 51   

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

Feb 02   On this day in history francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49   

Feb 17   In the year 1852 micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

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

Feb 27   Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies on this day in history.