Page 4: Historical Events In 1856

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

Jul 17   Sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila) on this day in history.   

Jul 21   Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) in the year 1856.   

Jul 23   In the year 1856 arthur H Bird, composer   

Jul 26   George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925) in the year 1856.   

Jul 26   The birth of George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright in the year 1856.   

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) on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city in the year 1856.   

Aug 04   On this day in history johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59   

Aug 05   On this day in history rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

Aug 10   Hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana in the year 1856.   

Aug 10   On this day in history hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana   

Aug 10   On this day in history paul Geisler, composer   

Aug 12   In the year 1856 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   In the year 1856 violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)   

Aug 18   In the year 1856 charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer   

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

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

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

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

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   Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer on this day in history.   

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

Sep 02   Tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China in the year 1856.   

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

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

Sep 05   Jacobus C J Hermans, actor (7th Command) in the year 1856.   

Sep 12   In the year 1856 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   Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history 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   Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1856.   

Jan 24   On this day in history death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)   

Feb 08   In the year 1856 death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)   

Feb 17   On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris