Historical Events In 1856
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Jan 05 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 in the year 1856.
Jan 06 Giuseppe Martucci, composer in the year 1856.
Jan 08 Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs CA in the year 1856.
Jan 08 Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, Calif on this day in history.
Jan 08 Dr. John Veatch discovers Borax (hydrated sodium borate), still popular as a hand and laundry cleaner in the 1950s and 1960s in the year 1856.
Jan 09 Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) on this day in history.
Jan 11 Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer on this day in history.
Jan 11 On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]
Jan 12 John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) in the year 1856.
Jan 12 In the year 1856 the birth of John Singer Sargent, American painter
Jan 17 On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41
Jan 18 Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) on this day in history.
Jan 23 On this day in history steamer Pacific lost
Jan 25 Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians in the year 1856.
Jan 25 On this day in history battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers &Indians
Jan 29 Victoria Cross established to acknowledge bravery on this day in history.
Jan 29 Victoria Cross established to acknowledge bravery by the British Government on this day in history.
Feb 01 In the year 1856 auburn University is chartered as the East Alabama Male College.
Feb 02 Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer on this day in history.
Feb 05 On this day in history otto Brahm, German critic/founder (Neue Deutsche Rundschau)
Feb 07 In the year 1856 the colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the first piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot.
Feb 14 On this day in history frank Harris, England, journalist/writer (My Life & Loves)
Feb 15 Frank Harris, Galway England, writer on this day in history.
Feb 16 In the year 1856 willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam)
Feb 17 In the year 1856 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris
Feb 18 American (Know-Nothing) Party abolishes secrecy on this day in history.
Feb 19 On this day in history tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier OH
Feb 19 Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio in the year 1856.
Feb 20 John Rutledge, Liverpool-New York steamer, hits iceberg; many die on this day in history.
Feb 20 John Rutledge, Liverpool-NY steamer, hits iceberg; many die on this day in history.
Feb 21 In the year 1856 hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam)
Feb 22 1st national meeting of Republican Party (Pittsburgh) in the year 1856.
Feb 22 First national meeting of the Republican Party (Pittsburgh) in the year 1856.
Feb 25 Charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876] in the year 1856.
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