Page 5: Historical Events In 1854
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
Aug 09 Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57 on this day in history.
Aug 09 On this day in history henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"
Aug 10 In the year 1854 j Scott Lidgett, London, theologist
Aug 12 Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith in the year 1854.
Aug 16 Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies on this day in history.
Aug 20 Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79 in the year 1854.
Aug 22 Milan I, King of Serbia on this day in history.
Aug 23 On this day in history moritz Moszkowski, composer
Aug 24 National emigration convention meets in Cleveland on this day in history.
Aug 24 In the year 1854 nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer
Aug 29 Self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay) in the year 1854.
Aug 30 In the year 1854 john Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels
Sep 01 On this day in history engelbert Humperdinck, Germany, opera composer (Parisfal)
Sep 04 On this day in history english/French assault on Petropavlovsk Kamchatka
Sep 08 Willem M van Rossum, Dutch cardinal/prefect of Propaganda File in the year 1854.
Sep 10 On this day in history anton CR Dreesmann, German/Neth manufacturer (Vroom & Dreesman)
Sep 14 Allied armies, including those of Britain & France, land in Crimea in the year 1854.
Sep 17 On this day in history hans Muller, music historian
Sep 19 In the year 1854 henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car
Sep 20 On this day in history battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died
Sep 20 British and French defeat Russians at Alma, in the Crimea on this day in history.
Sep 23 On this day in history cornelis W Lely, Dutch engineer/gov of Suriname (1902-05)
Sep 27 Steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people on board on this day in history.
Sep 27 On this day in history the steamship liner Arctic sinks in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 300 people
Sep 28 Adam Sedgwick, Norwich England, English zoologist (Peripatus) in the year 1854.
Sep 29 In the year 1854 martin Pluddemann, composer
Oct 01 In the year 1854 the watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American System of Watch Manufacturing.
Oct 03 In the year 1854 william Crawford Gorgas, US, Surgeon-Gen, help cure yellow fever
Oct 04 In the year 1854 abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair
Oct 04 In the year 1854 honest Abe Lincoln made his first great political speech while attending the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.
Oct 06 The Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead started shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured in the year 1854.
Oct 07 In the year 1854 christiaan R de Wet, South Africa, Boer General (Nicholsonsnek)
Oct 09 In the year 1854 the siege of Sebastopol begins.
Oct 10 On this day in history jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer
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