Page 7: Historical Events In 1854

Nov 19   Alberich Zwyssig, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 1854 benedict XV, [Giacomo PGB marques della Chiessa], 258th Pope (1914-22)   

Nov 25   John G Lockhart, [scorpion], English biographer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   Matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies on this day in history.   

Nov 27   Aloys L earl von Aehrenthal, Austrian minister of Foreign affairs in the year 1854.   

Nov 28   On this day in history dutch army stops Chinese uprising in Borneo   

Nov 28   Gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarians/German botanist on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Armed Diggers prepare for confrontation with troops on Eureka Hill, Victcoria on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Eureka Stockade: In what is claimed by many to be the birth of Australian democracy, more than 20 goldminers at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences in the year 1854.   

Dec 05   Aaron Allen of Boston patents folding theater chair on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Pope Pius IX proclaims Immaculate Conception, makes Mary, free of Original Sin in the year 1854.   

Dec 09   Lord Tennyson's poem, "Charge of the Light Brigade," published on this day in history.   

Dec 09   Pekka Hannikainen, composer in the year 1854.   

Dec 15   1st street-cleaning machine in US 1st used in Philadelphia in the year 1854.   

Dec 15   First street-cleaning machine in US first used in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Philadelphia residents were amazed as the first street cleaning machine was put into operation in the year 1854.   

Dec 19   Allen Wilson of Conn patents sewing machine to sew curving seams in the year 1854.   

Dec 25   In the year 1854 opening of the Bytown and Prescott Railway between Prescott and Bytown (now Ottawa), 54 miles. First 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 in the year 1854.   

Dec 26   Wood-pulp paper first exhibited, Buffalo in the year 1854.   

Dec 30   On this day in history pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in US, incorporated in NYC   

Dec 30   On this day in history pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, first in US, incorporated in NYC   

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Jan 01   James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough) was born in the year 1854.   

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 in the year 1854.   

Jan 18   In the year 1854 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   Aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768)   

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   Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1854.   

Feb 17   Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80   

Mar 11   On this day in history death of willard Richards, American religious leader (b. 1804)   

Apr 06   In the year 1854 william Strickland, US architect, dies