Page 4: Historical Events In 1856

Jul 17   Sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila)   

Jul 21   Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania).   

Jul 23   Arthur H Bird, composer   

Jul 26   George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925).   

Jul 26   George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright is born   

Jul 29   Robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46   

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

Jul 31   Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.   

Aug 04   Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59.   

Aug 05   Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61.   

Aug 10   Hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana   

Aug 10   Hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana   

Aug 10   Paul Geisler, composer.   

Aug 12   Anthony Fass patents accordion   

Aug 14   William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies.   

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

Aug 17   Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master).   

Aug 18   Charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer   

Aug 20   Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]   

Aug 20   Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80.   

Aug 20   Wilberforce University forms in Ohio   

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

Aug 21   Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64.   

Aug 24   Felix Mottl, composer   

Aug 27   Iwan Franko, writer.   

Aug 31   Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer.   

Sep 01   Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania).   

Sep 02   Tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China   

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

Sep 03   Louis Henri Sullivan, Boston Mass, father of modern US architecture.   

Sep 05   Jacobus C J Hermans, actor (7th Command).   

Sep 12   Johann Heinrich Beck, composer.   

Sep 14   Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders.   

Sep 23   William Archer, Scotland, writer (Green Goddess)   

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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,