Page 6: Historical Events In 1854

Oct 10   In the year 1854 uS Assay Office in New York City, NY opens   

Oct 10   US Assay Office in NY City, NY opens in the year 1854.   

Oct 12   In the year 1854 lincoln University founded as Ashmun Institute   

Oct 16   Karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist on this day in history.   

Oct 16   The birth of Oscar Wilde, Irish born novelist and playwright on this day in history.   

Oct 17   In the year 1854 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 first time in Melbourne on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket) in the year 1854.   

Oct 20   Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile) in the year 1854.   

Oct 21   Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses were sent to the Crimean War on this day in history.   

Oct 22   In the year 1854 j Gotthelf, writer, dies at 57   

Oct 23   On this day in history the Times give precise British positions in Krim   

Oct 24   Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte) in the year 1854.   

Oct 25   Charge of Light Brigade (Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War), 409 die in the year 1854.   

Oct 25   In the year 1854 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 in the year 1854.   

Oct 26   In the year 1854 august T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam)   

Oct 28   James P Carrell, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   In the year 1854 georg A Erman, German Egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt)   

Nov 02   Cobblestone paving of Washington St between Dupont & Kearny starts on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Lighthouse established on Alcatraz Island in the year 1854.   

Nov 04   In the year 1854 lighthouse forms on Alcatraz Island   

Nov 05   In the year 1854 ... Soimonov, Russian general, dies in battle of Inkermann   

Nov 05   Crimean War: British & French defeat Russian force of 50,000 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   John Phillip Sousa, Wash DC, march king (Stars & Stripes Forever) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   The birth of John Philip Sousa, American composer and conductor in the year 1854.   

Nov 09   On this day in history franz Liszt's "Fest-Long," premieres   

Nov 09   Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer in the year 1854.   

Nov 13   "New Era" sinks off NJ coast with loss of 300 on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 1854 george Whitfield Chadwick, Lowell Mass, composer (Judi Van Winke)   

Nov 13   The ship "New Era" sinks off NJ coast with loss of 300 in the year 1854.   

Nov 15   In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is given the necessary royal concession in the year 1854.   

Nov 16   Jules van de Heuvel, Belgian lawyer/politician in the year 1854.   

Nov 17   Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)   

Jan 06   In the year 1854 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   On this day in history birth of willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian   

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

Feb 09   Edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party) was born in the year 1854.   

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

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   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   In the year 1854 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.