Page 4: Historical Events In 1856

Jul 16   In the year 1856 statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem   

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   Arthur H Bird, composer in the year 1856.   

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   In the year 1856 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   Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city in the year 1856.   

Aug 04   In the year 1856 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59   

Aug 05   Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1856 hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana   

Aug 10   Hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana in the year 1856.   

Aug 10   Paul Geisler, composer in the year 1856.   

Aug 12   Anthony Fass patents accordion in the year 1856.   

Aug 14   William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 15   On this day in history j Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament   

Aug 17   In the year 1856 violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)   

Aug 18   On this day in history charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer   

Aug 20   In the year 1856 innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]   

Aug 20   Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1856.   

Aug 20   Wilberforce University forms in Ohio in the year 1856.   

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

Aug 21   Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1856.   

Aug 24   In the year 1856 felix Mottl, composer   

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

Aug 31   In the year 1856 nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer   

Sep 01   Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) in the year 1856.   

Sep 02   Tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China on this day in history.   

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

Sep 03   Louis Henri Sullivan, Boston Mass, father of modern US architecture on this day in history.   

Sep 05   On this day in history jacobus C J Hermans, actor (7th Command)   

Sep 12   In the year 1856 johann Heinrich Beck, composer   

Sep 14   On this day in history battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders   

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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   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   On this day in history birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1856 birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)   

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

Jan 16   Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1856 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 in the year 1856.   

Feb 17   Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris in the year 1856.