Page 3: Historical Events In 1853

Apr 21   Charles-Theodore Malherbe, composer   

Apr 22   Alphonse Bertillon, France, anthropologist, devised crime ID system.   

Apr 23   Auguste Laurent, chemist, dies.   

Apr 25   William Beaumont, physiologist, dies.   

Apr 26   Dutch King William III disbands 2nd Chamber.   

Apr 28   Ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79   

Apr 29   Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth   

Apr 30   Alfred v Berger, writer.   

May 01   In this year, Argentina formally adopts it's constitution   

May 02   Franconi's Hippodrome opens (NYC).   

May 02   Marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)   

May 06   1st major US rail disaster results in the deaths of 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut)   

May 06   The inaugural major US rail disaster results in the deaths of 46 (Norwalk CT)   

May 08   Charles Lee Williams, composer.   

May 08   Joannes P Roothaan, 1st Dutch lt col-gen of Jesuits, dies at 67.   

May 09   Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt, composer, dies at 73.   

May 10   In this year, Sir Hugh Allan's Genova the inaugural steamer of the Allan Line to arrive at Quebec; starts 14-day Montreal-Liverpool mail run.   

May 14   Gail Borden patents her process for condensed milk   

May 17   Thorbeckes liberals win 2nd-Parliamentary election.   

May 19   Dutch prince Henry marries princess Amalia of Saxony-Weimar.   

May 23   Buenos Aires gains independence from Argentina (reunited 1859).   

May 26   Monroe A Althouse, composer   

May 30   Andries Andre, Dutch actor/husband of Geertruida Meeuwissen   

May 31   Elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves New York aboard the Advance   

May 31   Elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves NY aboard Advance   

Jun 12   John C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist, dies at 60   

Jun 16   Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer   

Jun 18   Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising), dies.   

Jun 24   Gadsden Purchase 29670-square-mile (76800 square km) from Mexico (now southern Arizona and New Mexico) for $10 million signed by President Franklin Pierce.   

Jun 28   Edwin Arthur Jones, composer.   

Jul 03   Commodore Matthew Perry reach Japan   

Jul 05   Cecil John Rhodes, South Africa, politician/diamond merchant   

Jul 05   Cecil Rhodes, Founder of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) is born.   

Jul 06   In this year, William Wells Brown publishes "Clotel," inaugural novel by black American   

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Jan 01   Hans koessler: Composer   

Jan 03   Iwan knorr: Composer   

Jan 07   Nikolai arkas: Composer   

Jan 11   Gustav falke: German author/poet (der mann im nebel)   

Jan 11   Georgios jakobides: Greek painter   

Jan 12   Gregorio ricci-curbastro: Italian mathematician (tensor analysis)   

Jan 16   Andre michelin: France, industrialist/tire manufacturer (michelin)   

Jan 16   Johnston forbes-robertson: English actor/theater director (kathleen)   

Jan 01   Gregory blaxland: Australian explorer (b. 1778)   

Jan 03   Theodor uhlig: Composer,   

Jan 09   Juan n gallego: Spanish poet/interpreter (el dos de mayo),    

Jan 13   Theophilos kairis: Greek priest, humanist and revolutionary (b. 1783)   

Mar 04   Christian leopold von buch: German geologist (b. 1774)   

Mar 05   Georg a kestner: German art collector/diplomat,    

Mar 17   Christian doppler: Physicist,   

Apr 08   Jan w pieneman: Historical painter (battle at waterloo),