Historical Events In 1856

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

May 15   In the year 1856 lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)  

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

May 19   On this day in history senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery  

May 20   Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter in the year 1856.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

May 24   On this day in history pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas  

May 26   In the year 1856 george Templeton Strong, composer  

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

Jun 03   In the year 1856 cullen Whipple patents screw machine  

Jun 03   In the year 1856 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.  

Jun 08   In the year 1856 natalia Janotha, composer  

Jun 08   Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island on this day in history.  

Jun 09   500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts on this day in history.  

Jun 11   In the year 1856 friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76  

Jun 14   On this day in history andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain)  

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

Jun 17   Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia in the year 1856.  

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   In the year 1856 gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers)  

Jul 04   Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 in the year 1856.  

Jul 06   Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT in the year 1856.  

Jul 07   On this day in history george Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England)  

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

Jul 10   Nikola Tesla, Croatian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil on this day in history.  

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

Jul 15   In the year 1856 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   In the year 1856 birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer  

Jan 09   Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)  

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer  

Jan 11   Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of j. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)  

Jan 18   Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born in the year 1856.  

Jan 05   Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 in the year 1856.  

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   On this day in history death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)  

Jan 17   Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Jan 24   Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1856.  

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