Page 3: Historical Events In 1854

Apr 09   Seaborn M Denson, composer.   

Apr 10   Jozef M T Orelio, baritone.   

Apr 11   Hugh Massie, cricketer (Australian batsman of the 1880's)   

Apr 11   Karl Adolph von Basedow, German DR (Ziekte van Basedow), dies at 55.   

Apr 13   Richard T Ely, US economist (Hard Times).   

Apr 16   Franz Liszt's "Mazeppa," premieres   

Apr 16   San Salvador destroyed by earthquake   

Apr 16   Steamer "Long Beach" sinks off Long Beach NY, 311 die   

Apr 17   Gottlob Wiedebein, composer, dies at 74.   

Apr 18   Joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer, dies at 84.   

Apr 21   Eusapia Palladino, Napolitanse with parergische phenomenons   

Apr 22   Henri-Marie Lafontaine, Belgium, international lawyer (Nobel 1913)   

Apr 24   Austria's Franz Joseph I marries Elisabeth A E "Sissi"   

Apr 29   Henri Poincaré, France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher.   

Apr 29   Henri Poincare, French mathematician is born   

May 01   Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes.   

May 03   William Beale, composer, dies at 70.   

May 05   Antonio Smareglia, composer   

May 05   English pirate Plumridge robs along pro-English Finnish coast.   

May 11   John Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper).   

May 13   Louis H Chrispijn, Dutch director (Lost and are discovered, Silvia Silombra).   

May 18   Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland).   

May 24   Anthony Burns, slave, arrested by US Deputy marshals in Boston.   

May 24   Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, inaugural Black college in US forms by Prebyts   

May 24   Louis Mountbatten, admiral (WW I)   

May 27   Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium).   

May 27   Marine Telegraph from Fort Point to San Fransisco completed.   

May 27   Marine Telegraph from Ft Point to SF completed   

May 30   Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed Missouri Compromise opens north slavery.   

May 30   The U S territories of Nebraska and Kansas are established.   

May 31   Vatroslav Lisinski, composer, dies at 34.   

Jun 09   Gerardus J P J Bolland, Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society)   

Jun 10   Georg F.B. Reiman proposes that space is curved.   

Jun 10   The U.S. Naval Academy holds its inaugural graduation in Annapolis, Maryland   

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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,