Page 5: Historical Events In 1852

Oct 23   Jean-Louis Forain, French etcher/lithographer on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1852 daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70   

Oct 28   Gerhard M Roentgen, founder Fijenoord dockyard, dies at 57 in the year 1852.   

Oct 31   Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Revolt of Mother) in the year 1852.   

Nov 02   Franklin Pierce elected as president of US on this day in history.   

Nov 03   In the year 1852 mutsuhito, 122nd emperor of Japan (1867-1912)   

Nov 04   Count Camillo Benso di Cavour becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy in the year 1852.   

Nov 05   The American Society of Civil Engineers is organized in the year 1852.   

Nov 07   On this day in history bohdan Borkowski, composer   

Nov 12   In the year 1852 georg Hellmesberger, composer, dies at 22   

Nov 18   In the year 1852 anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer, dies at 60   

Nov 18   State funeral of duke of Wellington (London) on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks & Faces," premieres in London on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Duke U, founded in 1838 as Union Institute chartered as Normal College in the year 1852.   

Nov 21   Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 1852 august Alexander Klengel, composer, dies at 69   

Nov 22   Paul H B d'Estornelles de Constant, French diplomat/pacifist in the year 1852.   

Nov 23   Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30' (9m) on this day in history.   

Nov 25   On this day in history johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria   

Nov 29   Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 01   On this day in history telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands   

Dec 02   In the year 1852 2nd French empire established; Louis Napoleon becomes emperor   

Dec 05   In the year 1852 thomas Linnemann Laub, composer   

Dec 08   Gustav Freytag's "Die Journalisten," premieres in Breslau in the year 1852.   

Dec 15   On this day in history antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903)   

Dec 16   On this day in history andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59   

Dec 16   The Evening Star newspaper begins publication in Washington, DC in the year 1852.   

Dec 17   1st Hawaiian cavalry organized in the year 1852.   

Dec 17   The first Hawaiian cavalry organized on this day in history.   

Dec 18   In the year 1852 gaetano Coronaro, composer   

Dec 19   On this day in history a[lbert] A Michelson, Strelno Prussia, US physicist (Nobel 1907)   

Dec 23   1st Chinese theater in US, Celestial John, opens in San Francisco on this day in history.   

Dec 23   First Chinese theater in US, Celestial John, opens in San Francisco in the year 1852.   

Dec 26   New Brunswick-built ship Marco Polo arrives backin Liverpool England from Melbourne, Australia in 140 days, a trip that sually took 240 days; declared the fastest ship in the world; 1883 wrecked when grounded in a gale off Cavendish, PEI in the year 1852.   

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Jan 01   Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931) was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor (1920-21)   

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa) was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 29   Frederick Hymen Cowen, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor/playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. 1809)   

Jan 22   George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1852.   

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   On this day in history thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies   

Feb 27   Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1852.   

Feb 29   On this day in history john Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies