Historical Events In 1854

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

Aug 09   In the year 1854 henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"  

Aug 10   On this day in history j Scott Lidgett, London, theologist  

Aug 12   On this day in history alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith  

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

Aug 20   Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 23   Moritz Moszkowski, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Sep 01   In the year 1854 engelbert Humperdinck, Germany, opera composer (Parisfal)  

Sep 04   In the year 1854 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 17   In the year 1854 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   On this day in history british and French defeat Russians at Alma, in the Crimea  

Sep 23   Cornelis W Lely, Dutch engineer/gov of Suriname (1902-05) on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history adam Sedgwick, Norwich England, English zoologist (Peripatus)  

Sep 29   Martin Pluddemann, composer in the year 1854.  

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead started shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.  

Oct 07   In the year 1854 christiaan R de Wet, South Africa, Boer General (Nicholsonsnek)  

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

Oct 10   Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1854 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   In the year 1854 birth of jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921)  

Jan 10   In the year 1854 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   Edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party) was born in the year 1854.  

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768)  

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

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

Feb 04   Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 06   On this day in history 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   William Strickland, US architect, dies on this day in history.