Page 5: Historical Events In 1854

Aug 09   On this day in history frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57   

Aug 09   Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden" on this day in history.   

Aug 10   J Scott Lidgett, London, theologist in the year 1854.   

Aug 12   In the year 1854 alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith   

Aug 16   On this day in history duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies   

Aug 20   On this day in history friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79   

Aug 22   Milan I, King of Serbia on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1854 moritz Moszkowski, composer   

Aug 24   National emigration convention meets in Cleveland in the year 1854.   

Aug 24   Nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 17   In the year 1854 hans Muller, music historian   

Sep 19   Henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died   

Sep 20   On this day in history british and French defeat Russians at Alma, in the Crimea   

Sep 23   In the year 1854 cornelis W Lely, Dutch engineer/gov of Suriname (1902-05)   

Sep 27   Steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people on board in the year 1854.   

Sep 27   On this day in history the steamship liner Arctic sinks in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 300 people   

Sep 28   In the year 1854 adam Sedgwick, Norwich England, English zoologist (Peripatus)   

Sep 29   In the year 1854 martin Pluddemann, composer   

Oct 01   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 in the year 1854.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Christiaan R de Wet, South Africa, Boer General (Nicholsonsnek) on this day in history.   

Oct 09   On this day in history the siege of Sebastopol begins.   

Oct 10   In the year 1854 jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer   

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Jan 01   James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1854 birth of sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle)   

Jan 09   In the year 1854 birth of jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921)   

Jan 10   Peter Gast, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1854 birth of thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone)   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1854 birth of aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician   

Feb 09   Edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party) was born in the year 1854.   

Jan 08   In the year 1854 death of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768)   

Jan 09   Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 in the year 1854.   

Jan 18   Juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1854 caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80   

Mar 11   Willard Richards, American religious leader (b. 1804) died in the year 1854.   

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