Page 7: Historical Events In 1854

Nov 25   John G Lockhart, [scorpion], English biographer, dies at 60   

Nov 26   Matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies.   

Nov 27   Aloys L earl von Aehrenthal, Austrian minister of Foreign affairs   

Nov 28   Dutch army formally ends Chinese uprising in Borneo   

Nov 28   Gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarians/German botanist   

Dec 01   Armed Diggers prepare for confrontation with troops on Eureka Hill, Victcoria.   

Dec 03   Eureka Stockade: In what is claimed by many to be Birth of Australian democracy, more than 20 goldminers at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences   

Dec 05   Aaron Allen of Boston patents folding theater chair   

Dec 08   Pope Pius IX proclaims Immaculate Conception, makes Mary, free of Original Sin.   

Dec 09   Lord Tennyson's poem, "Charge of the Light Brigade," published.   

Dec 09   Pekka Hannikainen, composer.   

Dec 15   1st street-cleaning machine in US 1st used in Philadelphia.   

Dec 15   inaugural street-cleaning machine in US inaugural used in Philadelphia   

Dec 15   Philadelphia residents were amazed as the inaugural street cleaning machine was put into operation.   

Dec 19   Allen Wilson of Conn patents sewing machine to sew curving seams.   

Dec 25   Opening of the Bytown and Prescott Railway between Prescott and Bytown (now Ottawa), 54 miles. inaugural rail service to what is now Canada's Capital. Bytown was renamed Ottawa in 1855 and the railway became the Ottawa and Prescott Railway Company, now part of Canadian Pacific.   

Dec 26   Wood-pulp paper 1st exhibited, Buffalo.   

Dec 26   Wood-pulp paper inaugural exhibited, Buffalo.   

Dec 30   Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in US, incorporated in NYC   

Dec 30   Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, inaugural in US, incorporated in NYC.   

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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,