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   Sen Charles Sumner, Mass, spoke out against slavery in the year 1856.   

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

May 20   In the year 1856 henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter   

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

May 21   In the year 1856 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   On this day in history violence in Senate, South Carolina Representative Brooks used a cane on Massachusetts Senator Sumner   

May 24   Pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas on this day in history.   

May 26   George Templeton Strong, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jun 03   Cullen Whipple patents screw machine on this day in history.   

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   Natalia Janotha, composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76   

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

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

Jun 17   Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

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

Jun 19   On this day in history elbert Hubbard, US, editor/publisher/author (Message to Garcia)   

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) in the year 1856.   

Jul 04   Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Jul 09   On this day in history daniel Guggenheim, US (Guggenheim Museum)   

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   Natal established as a British colony separate from Cape Colony in the year 1856.   

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

Jul 15   On this day in history 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   In the year 1856 birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)   

Jan 09   Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)   

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   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   Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.