Page 2: Historical Events In 1854

Feb 17   Friedrich A Krupp, German arms manufacturer   

Feb 17   Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71.   

Feb 20   Louis F M van Westerhoven, actor/singer/opera director (Youth).   

Feb 22   1st meeting of Republican Party (Michigan).   

Feb 22   inaugural meeting of the Republican Party, Michigan   

Feb 23   Great-Britain and Orange Free state sign Convention of Bloemfontein.   

Feb 24   Franz Courtens, Flemish painter (Golden Rain).   

Feb 27   Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine.   

Feb 28   Juliusz Zarebski, composer   

Feb 28   Republican Party formally organized at Ripon WI.   

Feb 28   Republican Party formally organized at Ripon, Wisc.   

Feb 28   Slavery opponents meet in Ripon, WI, calling for a new political group (which became the Republican Party)   

Feb 28   The Republican Party is formally organized   

Mar 01   SS City of Glasgow leaves Liverpool harbor and is never seen again   

Mar 06   Caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80.   

Mar 07   Charles Miller patents 1st US sewing machine to stitch buttonholes.   

Mar 07   Charles Miller received a patent for the sewing machine that stitches buttonholes!   

Mar 07   Charles Miller received a patent for the sewing machine that stitches buttonholes!1862 Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, Day 2, Generals McCulloch and McIntosh killed   

Mar 08   Tom Felix Horan, cricketer (Ireland Pioneering Aust all-rounder)   

Mar 08   US Commodore Matthew C Perry's 2nd trip to Japan   

Mar 14   Paul Ehrlich, Germany, bacteriologist (Nobel-1908).   

Mar 17   1st park land purchased by a US city, Worcester, Mass.   

Mar 20   Republican Party Founded In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig political party meet to establish a new political party that would oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories   

Mar 20   Republican Party Founded: In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig political party meet to establish a new political party that would oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories   

Mar 21   Alick A C Bannerman, cricketer (bro of Charles, Australia 1878-1893).   

Mar 23   Alfred Milner, Giessen Germany, British governor (Cape colony).   

Mar 26   Braulio Dueno Colon, composer.   

Mar 28   During the Crimean War, Britain and France declare war on Russia.   

Mar 31   Dugald Clerk, inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine).   

Mar 31   Treaty of Kanagawa Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade.   

Mar 31   Treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade.   

Mar 31   Treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to US.   

Apr 01   Hard Times begins serialisation in Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words.   

Apr 04   Sailors and Marines from sailing sloop, Plymouth, protect U.S. citizens at Shanghai.   

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Jan 01   James frazer: Britain, anthropologist/author (the golden bough)   

Jan 06   Sherlock holmes: Mycroft, fictional detective (via arthur conan doyle)   

Jan 09   Jennie jerome: American society beauty and mother of winston churchill   

Jan 10   Peter gast: Composer   

Jan 18   Thomas a watson: Needed by bell, inventor assistant (telephone)   

Jan 29   Willem pc knuttel: Dutch bibliographer/librarian   

Feb 09   Aletta [henriette] jacobs: 1st dutch female physician   

Feb 09   Edward carson: 1st baron carson, lawyer/leader (irish unionist party)   

Jan 08   William carr beresford: 1st viscount beresford, british general and politician (b. 1768)   

Jan 09   Filippo traetta: [philip trajetta], ital composer,    

Jan 18   Juda turo: American philanthropist,    

Feb 04   Carl ludwig cornelius westenholz: Composer,   

Feb 17   Hugues f r de lamennais: French priest/writer,   

Mar 06   Caspar gc reinwardt: German/dutch biologist,   

Mar 11   Willard richards: American religious leader (b. 1804)   

Apr 06   William strickland: Us architect,