Page 3: Historical Events In 1856

May 15   2nd SF Vigilance Committee organized on this day in history.   

May 15   Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history sen Charles Sumner, Mass, spoke out against slavery   

May 19   Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery in the year 1856.   

May 20   Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter on this day in history.   

May 21   In the year 1856 lawrence Kansas captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces   

May 21   On this day in history lawrence KS captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces   

May 22   Violence in Senate, SC rep Brooks used a cane on Mass Sen Sumner in the year 1856.   

May 22   Violence in Senate, South Carolina Representative Brooks used a cane on Massachusetts Senator Sumner on this day in history.   

May 24   In the year 1856 pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas   

May 26   George Templeton Strong, composer in the year 1856.   

May 27   On this day in history doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning   

Jun 03   On this day in history cullen Whipple patents screw machine   

Jun 03   Opening of Windsor Branch Railway from Windsor to Windsor Jc., N.S. by Nova Scotia government. This was the oldest constituent of the Dominion Atlantic Railway in the year 1856.   

Jun 08   On this day in history natalia Janotha, composer   

Jun 08   In the year 1856 pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island   

Jun 09   In the year 1856 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts.   

Jun 11   Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jun 14   Andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain) on this day in history.   

Jun 15   In the year 1856 david Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73   

Jun 17   On this day in history republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia   

Jun 17   In the year 1856 republican Party opens its first national convention in Philadelphia   

Jun 19   Elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia) on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn) in the year 1856.   

Jun 30   On this day in history gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers)   

Jul 04   On this day in history istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64   

Jul 06   In the year 1856 edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT   

Jul 07   In the year 1856 george Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England)   

Jul 09   Daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum) on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1856 nikola Tesla, Croatian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil   

Jul 15   On this day in history margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81   

Jul 15   On this day in history natal established as a British colony separate from Cape Colony   

Jul 15   Natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony in the year 1856.   

Jul 15   In the year 1856 owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain)   

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Jan 06   Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)   

Jan 09   Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 11   In the year 1856 birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer   

Jan 12   John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 14   J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)   

Jan 05   In the year 1856 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67   

Jan 11   On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)   

Jan 16   Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died in the year 1856.   

Jan 17   On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41   

Jan 24   In the year 1856 death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)   

Feb 08   Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris