Historical Events In 1857

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   

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Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 02   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)   

Jan 06   William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 09   In the year 1857 birth of henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)   

Jan 11   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 17   In the year 1857 birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 17   Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1857 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

Jan 27   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65   

Feb 09   Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) died in the year 1857.   

Feb 10   David Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770) died in the year 1857.   

Feb 14   In the year 1857 johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

Feb 15   Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies in the year 1857.   

Feb 16   Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 in the year 1857.