Page 4: Historical Events In 1856

Jul 16   Statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem in the year 1856.   

Jul 17   In the year 1856 sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila)   

Jul 21   Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history arthur H Bird, composer   

Jul 26   On this day in history george Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)   

Jul 26   In the year 1856 the birth of George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright   

Jul 29   On this day in history robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46   

Jul 30   Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith) in the year 1856.   

Jul 31   In the year 1856 christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.   

Aug 04   Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1856.   

Aug 10   Hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1856 hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana   

Aug 10   Paul Geisler, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 12   On this day in history anthony Fass patents accordion   

Aug 14   William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies in the year 1856.   

Aug 15   J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament in the year 1856.   

Aug 17   Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer in the year 1856.   

Aug 20   Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1] on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80   

Aug 20   In the year 1856 wilberforce University forms in Ohio   

Aug 21   America's first consul to Japan, Townsend Harris, arrives in Shimoda. (Traditional Japanese date: July 21, 1856) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Felix Mottl, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Iwan Franko, writer on this day in history.   

Aug 31   On this day in history nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer   

Sep 01   In the year 1856 innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania)   

Sep 02   On this day in history tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China.   

Sep 02   In the year 1856 yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion   

Sep 03   Louis Henri Sullivan, Boston Mass, father of modern US architecture in the year 1856.   

Sep 05   Jacobus C J Hermans, actor (7th Command) on this day in history.   

Sep 12   On this day in history johann Heinrich Beck, composer   

Sep 14   In the year 1856 battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders   

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

Jan 09   Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born in the year 1856.   

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

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 in the year 1856.   

Jan 05   On this day in history pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67   

Jan 11   In the year 1856 nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]   

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

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

Jan 17   Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1856.   

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

Feb 08   On this day in history death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)   

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