Page 5: Historical Events In 1856

Sep 23   William Archer, Scotland, writer (Green Goddess) on this day in history.   

Sep 24   In the year 1856 henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies   

Sep 28   On this day in history edward Herbert Thompson, Mass, archaeologist (Mayan civilization)   

Sep 30   On this day in history andrejs Jurjans, composer   

Oct 07   Cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book & newspapers in the year 1856.   

Oct 08   In the year 1856 chinese police board British vessel Arrow, arrest 12 Chinese crewmen on suspicion of piracy & lower Brit flag, begins 2nd Anglo-Chinese War   

Oct 10   Michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1856.   

Oct 15   R G Nivelle, French military man in the year 1856.   

Oct 19   James Kelly & Jack Smith fight bareknuckle for 6h15m in Melbourne on this day in history.   

Oct 20   On this day in history arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens   

Oct 24   In the year 1856 constitution of South Australia adopted   

Oct 27   The Grand Trunk Railway opens its broad gauge line throughout between Montreal and Toronto. It was opened in sections as follows Montreal to Brockville - November 19, 1855. Oshawa to Toronto - August 11, 1856. Brockville to Oshawa - October 27, 1856. The first through train, consisting of 3 first class and 3 second class coaches, ran from Montreal (Point St. Charles) to Toronto (Don Station) and a similar train made the journey in the opposite direction.Departure was at 07 00 from Montreal and 07 30 from Toronto. The trains passed in the vicinity of Kingston Junction where a stop of 30 minutes occurred for lunch on this day in history.   

Oct 27   The Grand Trunk Railway opens its broad gauge line throughout between Montreal and Toronto. It was opened in sections as follows: Montreal to Brockville - November 19, 1855. Oshawa to Toronto - August 11, 1856. Brockville to Oshawa - October 27, 1856. The first through train, consisting of 3 first class and 3 second class coaches, ran from Montreal (Point St. Charles) to Toronto (Don Station) and a similar train made the journey in the opposite direction.Departure was at 07:00 from Montreal and 07:30 from Toronto. The trains passed in the vicinity of Kingston Junction where a stop of 30 minutes occurred for lunch in the year 1856.   

Oct 28   On this day in history franz Xavier Arens, composer   

Oct 29   In the year 1856 carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68   

Nov 03   On this day in history a British fleet bombs Canton.   

Nov 04   James Buchanan elected US president in the year 1856.   

Nov 06   In the year 1856 nicholas Nikolajevitsj, ruler of Russia   

Nov 07   On this day in history semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878)   

Nov 13   On this day in history louis D Brandeis, Mass, 68th Supreme Court Justice (1916-39)   

Nov 16   On this day in history amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens   

Nov 17   On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase on this day in history.   

Nov 17   William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Nov 20   CDR Andrew H. Foote lands at Canton, China, with 287 Sailors and Marines to stop attacks by Chinese on U.S. military and civilians in the year 1856.   

Nov 20   On this day in history farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81   

Nov 22   Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church on this day in history.   

Nov 25   Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia) in the year 1856.   

Nov 28   In the year 1856 alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer   

Nov 29   Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia in the year 1856.   

Dec 02   Robert Kajanus, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 09   On this day in history the Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces.   

Dec 11   In the year 1856 georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist   

Dec 18   Joseph John Thomson, Eng, physicist discovered electron (Nobel 1906) on this day in history.   

Dec 22   Frank Kellogg, Sec of State (1925-29), try to outlaw war (Nobel 1929) on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer   

Jan 12   In the year 1856 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   On this day in history death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)   

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

Jan 17   Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1856.   

Feb 17   Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.