Historical Events In 1857
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Jan 02 In the year 1857 frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)
Jan 06 Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn on this day in history.
Jan 06 On this day in history patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania
Jan 08 On this day in history dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC
Jan 09 On this day in history 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA
Jan 09 In the year 1857 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif
Jan 09 Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) on this day in history.
Jan 11 Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) in the year 1857.
Jan 15 On this day in history 1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain
Jan 15 In the year 1857 the first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain
Jan 17 On this day in history eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)
Jan 18 In the year 1857 otto von Below, German commandant (WW I)
Jan 20 Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 in the year 1857.
Jan 22 In the year 1857 national Association of Baseball Players founded, NY
Jan 23 Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity) in the year 1857.
Jan 24 The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia in the year 1857.
Jan 27 In the year 1857 dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72
Feb 01 On this day in history influenza in Europe, North America, South America
Feb 01 Smallpox in Victoria, Australia in the year 1857.
Feb 01 Yellow fever in Portugal in the year 1857.
Feb 02 In the year 1857 jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector
Feb 07 Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 in the year 1857.
Feb 09 On this day in history johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education
Feb 12 In the year 1857 bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)
Feb 14 On this day in history johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56
Feb 15 On this day in history mikhail Glinka, composer, dies
Feb 16 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 in the year 1857.
Feb 16 On this day in history gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC)
Feb 17 Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher in the year 1857.
Feb 18 In the year 1857 insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo
Feb 18 On this day in history max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor
Feb 21 In the year 1857 congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US
Feb 21 In the year 1857 jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907)
Feb 21 On this day in history uS issues flying eagle cents