Page 5: Historical Events In 1856

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

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

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

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

Oct 07   Cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book & newspapers on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Oct 20   Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens on this day in history.   

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   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 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 in the year 1856.   

Nov 04   In the year 1856 james Buchanan elected US president   

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

Nov 07   In the year 1856 semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1856.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Dec 22   In the year 1856 frank Kellogg, Sec of State (1925-29), try to outlaw war (Nobel 1929)   

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Jan 06   On this day in history birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1856 birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)   

Jan 05   On this day in history pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67   

Jan 11   On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]   

Jan 12   Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died in the year 1856.   

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

Jan 24   Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.   

Feb 08   On this day in history death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)   

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