Page 3: Historical Events In 1854

Apr 01   Hard Times begins serialisation in Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words in the year 1854.   

Apr 04   In the year 1854 sailors and Marines from sailing sloop, Plymouth, protect U.S. citizens at Shanghai   

Apr 05   Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer in the year 1854.   

Apr 06   In the year 1854 william Strickland US architect, dies   

Apr 06   In the year 1854 william Strickland, US architect, dies   

Apr 09   Seaborn M Denson, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Jozef M T Orelio, baritone in the year 1854.   

Apr 11   Hugh Massie, cricketer (Australian batsman of the 1880's) on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Karl Adolph von Basedow, German DR (Ziekte van Basedow), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Apr 13   On this day in history richard T Ely, US economist (Hard Times)   

Apr 16   In the year 1854 franz Liszt's "Mazeppa," premieres   

Apr 16   San Salvador destroyed by earthquake in the year 1854.   

Apr 16   On this day in history steamer "Long Beach" sinks off Long Beach NY, 311 die   

Apr 17   In the year 1854 gottlob Wiedebein, composer, dies at 74   

Apr 18   On this day in history joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer, dies at 84   

Apr 21   Eusapia Palladino, Napolitanse with parergische phenomenons on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Henri-Marie Lafontaine, Belgium, international lawyer (Nobel 1913) in the year 1854.   

Apr 24   Austria's Franz Joseph I marries Elisabeth A E "Sissi" on this day in history.   

Apr 29   On this day in history henri Poincaré, France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher   

Apr 29   On this day in history the birth of Henri Poincare, French mathematician   

May 01   On this day in history amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes   

May 03   On this day in history william Beale, composer, dies at 70   

May 05   In the year 1854 antonio Smareglia, composer   

May 05   In the year 1854 english pirate Plumridge robs along pro-English Finnish coast   

May 11   In the year 1854 john Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)   

May 13   Louis H Chrispijn, Dutch director (Lost & Found, Silvia Silombra) in the year 1854.   

May 18   In the year 1854 bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland)   

May 24   On this day in history anthony Burns, slave, arrested by US Deputy marshals in Boston   

May 24   Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, first Black college in US forms by Prebyts on this day in history.   

May 24   Louis Mountbatten, admiral (WW I) on this day in history.   

May 27   In the year 1854 georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium)   

May 27   In the year 1854 marine Telegraph from Fort Point to San Fransisco completed   

May 27   In the year 1854 marine Telegraph from Ft Point to SF completed   

May 30   Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed Missouri Compromise opens north slavery in the year 1854.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)   

Jan 06   Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of peter Gast, composer   

Jan 18   Thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian was born in the year 1854.   

Feb 09   Aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician was born on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history birth of edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party)   

Jan 08   William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768) died in the year 1854.   

Jan 09   In the year 1854 filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77   

Jan 18   On this day in history juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies   

Feb 04   On this day in history carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66   

Feb 17   On this day in history hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

Mar 06   Caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1854 death of willard Richards, American religious leader (b. 1804)   

Apr 06   In the year 1854 william Strickland, US architect, dies