Page 3: Historical Events In 1856

May 15   In the year 1856 2nd SF Vigilance Committee organized   

May 15   Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) in the year 1856.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

May 21   Lawrence KS captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces in the year 1856.   

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

May 22   In the year 1856 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   George Templeton Strong, composer in the year 1856.   

May 27   In the year 1856 doctor William Palmer found guilty of poisoning   

Jun 03   In the year 1856 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   In the year 1856 natalia Janotha, composer   

Jun 08   Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island in the year 1856.   

Jun 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1856 andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain)   

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

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

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

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

Jun 22   On this day in history henry Rider Haggard, author (King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn)   

Jun 30   Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers) on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1856 istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64   

Jul 06   On this day in history edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT   

Jul 07   George Hearne, cricketer (brother of Frank & Alec, Test for England) in the year 1856.   

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   Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 15   Owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain) in the year 1856.   

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

Jan 09   Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 18   Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] in the year 1856.   

Jan 12   In the year 1856 death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)   

Jan 16   In the year 1856 death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)   

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

Jan 24   Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   In the year 1856 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris