Page 3: Historical Events In 1856

May 15   Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz).   

May 19   Sen Charles Sumner, Mass, spoke out against slavery   

May 19   Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery.   

May 20   Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter.   

May 21   Lawrence Kansas captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces.   

May 21   Lawrence KS captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces   

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

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

May 24   Pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas.   

May 26   George Templeton Strong, composer   

May 27   Doctor William Palmer are discovered guilty of poisoning.   

Jun 03   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.   

Jun 08   Natalia Janotha, composer   

Jun 08   Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island   

Jun 09   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   

Jun 14   Andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain).   

Jun 15   David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73.   

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

Jun 17   Republican Party opens its inaugural national convention in Philadelphia.   

Jun 19   Elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia)   

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

Jun 30   Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers).   

Jul 04   Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64.   

Jul 06   Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT   

Jul 07   George Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank and Alec, Test for England)   

Jul 09   Daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum).   

Jul 10   Nikola Tesla, Croatian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil.   

Jul 15   Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81   

Jul 15   Natal established as a British colony separate from Cape Colony.   

Jul 15   Natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony.   

Jul 15   Owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain)   

Jul 16   Statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem   

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Jan 06   Giuseppe martucci: Composer   

Jan 09   Anton askerc: Slavic priest/poet (primoz trubar)   

Jan 09   Lizette woodworth reese: Us poet (branch of may, tears)   

Jan 09   Stevan mokranjac: Composer   

Jan 11   Christian august sinding: Kongsberg norway, composer   

Jan 12   John singer sargent: Us, portrait painter (wyndham sisters)   

Jan 14   J. f. archibald: Australian journalist and publisher   

Jan 18   Daniel nathan hale williams: Surgeon (1st open heart operation)   

Jan 05   Pierre j david: [david d'angers], french sculptor,   

Jan 11   Nikolai i nadezjdin: Russian archaeologist,    

Jan 12   Ľudovít Štúr: Slovak politician, author of slovak language, (b. 1815)   

Jan 16   Thaddeus william harris: American naturalist (b. 1795)   

Jan 17   Thomas attwood walmisley: Composer,    

Jan 24   Rabbi yechezkel of kuzmir: Polish hasidic leader (b. 1775)   

Feb 08   Agostino bassi: Italian entomologist (b. 1773)   

Feb 17   Heinrich heine: German poet,