Page 5: Historical Events In 1856

Sep 28   Edward Herbert Thompson, Mass, archaeologist (Mayan civilization).   

Sep 30   Andrejs Jurjans, composer   

Oct 07   Cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book and newspapers.   

Oct 08   Chinese police board British vessel Arrow, arrest 12 Chinese crewmen on suspicion of piracy and lower Brit flag, begins 2nd Anglo-Chinese War   

Oct 10   Michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67.   

Oct 15   R G Nivelle, French military man.   

Oct 19   James Kelly and Jack Smith fight bareknuckle for 6h15m in Melbourne   

Oct 20   Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens.   

Oct 24   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 inaugural through train, consisting of 3 inaugural 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.   

Oct 28   Franz Xavier Arens, composer.   

Oct 29   Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68   

Nov 03   A British fleet bombs Canton   

Nov 04   James Buchanan elected US president   

Nov 06   Nicholas Nikolajevitsj, ruler of Russia   

Nov 07   Semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878)   

Nov 13   Louis D Brandeis, Mass, 68th Supreme Court Justice (1916-39)   

Nov 16   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   

Nov 17   William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77   

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   

Nov 20   Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81.   

Nov 22   Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church.   

Nov 25   Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia)   

Nov 28   Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer   

Nov 29   Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia.   

Dec 02   Robert Kajanus, composer.   

Dec 09   The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces   

Dec 11   Georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist.   

Dec 18   Joseph John Thomson, Eng, physicist discovered electron (Nobel 1906)   

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

Dec 27   Andre Gedalge, composer.   

Dec 28   Woodrow Wilson, Former (28th) US President is born.   

Dec 28   [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton Va, (28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919).   

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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,