Historical Events In 1856

Sep 23   William Archer, Scotland, writer (Green Goddess) in the year 1856.   

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) in the year 1856.   

Sep 30   Andrejs Jurjans, composer in the year 1856.   

Oct 07   On this day in history cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book & newspapers   

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

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 in the year 1856.   

Oct 20   Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens in the year 1856.   

Oct 24   Constitution of South Australia adopted in the year 1856.   

Oct 27   On this day in history 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.   

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   Franz Xavier Arens, composer on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1856 nicholas Nikolajevitsj, ruler of Russia   

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

Nov 13   In the year 1856 louis D Brandeis, Mass, 68th Supreme Court Justice (1916-39)   

Nov 16   Amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens on this day in history.   

Nov 17   In the year 1856 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   In the year 1856 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 in the year 1856.   

Nov 20   Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81 in the year 1856.   

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

Nov 25   In the year 1856 sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia)   

Nov 28   On this day in history alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer   

Nov 29   In the year 1856 theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia   

Dec 02   Robert Kajanus, composer in the year 1856.   

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

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

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

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   Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 09   Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)   

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of j. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)   

Jan 18   Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born on this day in history.   

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] on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1856 death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)   

Feb 08   Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris in the year 1856.