Page 4: Historical Events In 1853

Jul 06   National Black convention meets (Rochester NY)   

Jul 07   Albert Vandal, French earl/historian (Le Pacha Bonneval).   

Jul 08   Commodore Matthew C. Perry sails his squadron into Tokyo Bay.   

Jul 08   Commodore Matthew Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay   

Jul 09   Adm Perry and US Navy visit Japan.   

Jul 09   Commodore Perry Sails in Tokyo Bay representing the U.S. government, sailed into Tokyo Bay, Japan, with a squadron of four vessels.   

Jul 14   1st US World's fair opens (Crystal Palace NY).   

Jul 14   Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan.   

Jul 14   Pres Franklin Pierce opens inaugural industrial exposition (NY)   

Jul 17   Francesco Fanciulli, composer.   

Jul 18   Completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North American railroad between Portland, Maine and Montreal.   

Jul 18   Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Holland, physicist (Nobel 1902).   

Jul 20   Geo[rge] Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter.   

Jul 22   Victor Roger, composer   

Jul 23   William H Gillette, actor (Sherlock Holmes on stage)   

Jul 25   Joaquin Murietta, Chilian/Us military man, murdered.   

Jul 25   Joaquin Murietta, the famous Californio bandit known as "Robin Hood of El Dorado", is killed.   

Jul 29   Esther de Boer-van Rijk, Dutch actress (Kniertje-Hope of Blessing).   

Aug 06   Josif Josifovich Genishta, composer, dies at 57   

Aug 08   Russian fleet appears at Nagasaki Japan.   

Aug 12   Jean Louis Nicode, composer   

Aug 15   Giovanni Battista Polledro, composer, dies at 72.   

Aug 18   Peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73   

Aug 24   1st potato chips prepared by Chef George Crum (Saratoga Springs NY)   

Aug 24   The inaugural potato chips prepared by Chef George Crum (Saratoga Springs, NY).   

Sep 02   Wilhelm Ostwald, Germany, physical chemist (Nobel 1909).   

Sep 04   Hermann von Wissmann, German Africa explorer/governor East-Africa.   

Sep 04   Jonathan Blewitt, composer, dies at 71.   

Sep 06   Women's Right's Convention met (NYC).   

Sep 06   Women's Rights Convention met (NYC)   

Sep 09   Frederick R Spofforth, Australia, cricketer (Demon)   

Sep 11   1st electric telegraph used (Merchant's Exchange to Pt Lobos)   

Sep 11   inaugural electric telegraph in use, Merchant's Exchange to Pt Lobos.   

Sep 15   1st US woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell.   

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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),