Page 5: Historical Events In 1854

Aug 09   Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57 in the year 1854.   

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   Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Aug 24   In the year 1854 national emigration convention meets in Cleveland   

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

Aug 29   Self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   John Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1854 henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car   

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

Sep 27   On this day in history 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   Adam Sedgwick, Norwich England, English zoologist (Peripatus) on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 03   On this day in history william Crawford Gorgas, US, Surgeon-Gen, help cure yellow fever   

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

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

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 in the year 1854.   

Jan 06   Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle) was born in the year 1854.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   Aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician was born in the year 1854.   

Feb 09   Edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768) died in the year 1854.   

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

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

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