Page 6: Historical Events In 1854

Oct 12   Lincoln University founded as Ashmun Institute   

Oct 16   Karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist.   

Oct 16   Oscar Wilde, Irish born novelist and playwright is born.   

Oct 17   Miners burn down Eureka Hotel, Ballarat, after court dismisses murder charges against hotelier James Bentley, accused of kicking a young miner to death.   

Oct 17   The Australian newspaper The Age, is published for the inaugural time in Melbourne.   

Oct 18   Bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket)   

Oct 20   Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile).   

Oct 21   Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses were sent to the Crimean War   

Oct 22   J Gotthelf, writer, dies at 57   

Oct 23   The Times give precise British positions in Krim.   

Oct 24   Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte)   

Oct 25   Charge of Light Brigade (Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War), 409 die   

Oct 25   The Charge of the Light Brigade takes place during the Crimean War   

Oct 25   The infamous 'Charge of the Light Brigade' takes place at Balaklava,during the Crimean War   

Oct 26   August T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam).   

Oct 28   James P Carrell, composer, dies at 67   

Oct 31   Georg A Erman, German Egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt).   

Nov 02   Cobblestone paving of Washington St between Dupont and Kearny starts.   

Nov 04   Lighthouse established on Alcatraz Island   

Nov 04   Lighthouse forms on Alcatraz Island   

Nov 05   ... Soimonov, Russian general, dies in battle of Inkermann.   

Nov 05   Crimean War: British and French defeat Russian force of 50000   

Nov 06   John Philip Sousa, American composer and conductor is born.   

Nov 06   John Phillip Sousa, Wash DC, march king (Stars and Stripes Forever)   

Nov 09   Franz Liszt's "Fest-Long," premieres.   

Nov 09   Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer.   

Nov 13   "New Era" sinks off NJ coast with loss of 300.   

Nov 13   George Whitfield Chadwick, Lowell Mass, composer (Judi Van Winke).   

Nov 13   The ship "New Era" sinks off NJ coast with loss of 300.   

Nov 15   In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is given the necessary royal concession.   

Nov 16   Jules van de Heuvel, Belgian lawyer/politician   

Nov 17   Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17).   

Nov 19   Alberich Zwyssig, composer, dies at 46   

Nov 21   Benedict XV, [Giacomo PGB marques della Chiessa], 258th Pope (1914-22)   

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Jan 01   James frazer: Britain, anthropologist/author (the golden bough)   

Jan 06   Sherlock holmes: Mycroft, fictional detective (via arthur conan doyle)   

Jan 09   Jennie jerome: American society beauty and mother of winston churchill    

Jan 10   Peter gast: Composer   

Jan 18   Thomas a watson: Needed by bell, inventor assistant (telephone)   

Jan 29   Willem pc knuttel: Dutch bibliographer/librarian   

Feb 09   Aletta [henriette] jacobs: 1st dutch female physician   

Feb 09   Edward carson: 1st baron carson, lawyer/leader (irish unionist party)   

Jan 08   William carr beresford: 1st viscount beresford, british general and politician (b. 1768)   

Jan 09   Filippo traetta: [philip trajetta], ital composer,    

Jan 18   Juda turo: American philanthropist,    

Feb 04   Carl ludwig cornelius westenholz: Composer,    

Feb 17   Hugues f r de lamennais: French priest/writer,    

Mar 06   Caspar gc reinwardt: German/dutch biologist,   

Mar 11   Willard richards: American religious leader (b. 1804)   

Apr 06   William strickland: Us architect,