Page 5: Historical Events In 1856

Sep 23   In the year 1856 william Archer, Scotland, writer (Green Goddess)   

Sep 24   Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Edward Herbert Thompson, Mass, archaeologist (Mayan civilization) on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Andrejs Jurjans, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 10   On this day in history michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67   

Oct 15   R G Nivelle, French military man on this day in history.   

Oct 19   In the year 1856 james Kelly & Jack Smith fight bareknuckle for 6h15m in Melbourne   

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

Oct 24   Constitution of South Australia adopted 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 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1856 franz Xavier Arens, composer   

Oct 29   On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68   

Nov 03   A British fleet bombs Canton on this day in history.   

Nov 04   James Buchanan elected US president on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Nicholas Nikolajevitsj, ruler of Russia on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878) in the year 1856.   

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

Nov 16   Amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens in the year 1856.   

Nov 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77   

Nov 20   In the year 1856 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   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 in the year 1856.   

Nov 25   On this day in history sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia)   

Nov 28   Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer in the year 1856.   

Nov 29   Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia on this day in history.   

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

Dec 09   In the year 1856 the Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces.   

Dec 11   On this day in history georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist   

Dec 18   On this day in history joseph John Thomson, Eng, physicist discovered electron (Nobel 1906)   

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

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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   Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 in the year 1856.   

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   On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41   

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.