Historical Events In 1854

Aug 09   In the year 1854 frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57   

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   On this day in history alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith   

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

Aug 20   In the year 1854 friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79   

Aug 22   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1854.   

Sep 04   English/French assault on Petropavlovsk Kamchatka on this day in history.   

Sep 08   On this day in history willem M van Rossum, Dutch cardinal/prefect of Propaganda File   

Sep 10   In the year 1854 anton CR Dreesmann, German/Neth manufacturer (Vroom & Dreesman)   

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

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   Battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1854 british and French defeat Russians at Alma, in the Crimea   

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

Sep 27   In the year 1854 steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people on board   

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   Martin Pluddemann, composer in the year 1854.   

Oct 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair in the year 1854.   

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

Oct 09   the siege of Sebastopol begins in the year 1854.   

Oct 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician was born in the year 1854.   

Feb 09   On this day in history 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   Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 04   In the year 1854 carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66   

Feb 17   In the year 1854 hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

Mar 06   Caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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