Page 5: Historical Events In 1854

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

Aug 09   Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden" in the year 1854.   

Aug 10   J Scott Lidgett, London, theologist on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith in the year 1854.   

Aug 16   In the year 1854 duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies   

Aug 20   Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79 in the year 1854.   

Aug 22   In the year 1854 milan I, King of Serbia   

Aug 23   On this day in history moritz Moszkowski, composer   

Aug 24   On this day in history national emigration convention meets in Cleveland   

Aug 24   Nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer in the year 1854.   

Aug 29   In the year 1854 self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay)   

Aug 30   John Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels in the year 1854.   

Sep 01   Engelbert Humperdinck, Germany, opera composer (Parisfal) on this day in history.   

Sep 04   In the year 1854 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   Anton CR Dreesmann, German/Neth manufacturer (Vroom & Dreesman) on this day in history.   

Sep 14   On this day in history allied armies, including those of Britain & France, land in Crimea   

Sep 17   On this day in history hans Muller, music historian   

Sep 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1854 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   On this day in history adam Sedgwick, Norwich England, English zoologist (Peripatus)   

Sep 29   Martin Pluddemann, composer on this day in history.   

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   William Crawford Gorgas, US, Surgeon-Gen, help cure yellow fever in the year 1854.   

Oct 04   In the year 1854 abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair   

Oct 04   Honest Abe Lincoln made his first great political speech while attending the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history christiaan R de Wet, South Africa, Boer General (Nicholsonsnek)   

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

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   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 in the year 1854.   

Jan 10   Peter Gast, composer was born in the year 1854.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1854 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77   

Jan 18   In the year 1854 juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies   

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 in the year 1854.   

Mar 06   Caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80 in the year 1854.   

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

Apr 06   William Strickland, US architect, dies in the year 1854.