Historical Events In 1857

Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1857 patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn   

Jan 06   On this day in history patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania   

Jan 08   Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC in the year 1857.   

Jan 09   7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA in the year 1857.   

Jan 09   7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif in the year 1857.   

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)   

Jan 15   1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain in the year 1857.   

Jan 15   The first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 18   Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I) on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 in the year 1857.   

Jan 22   National Association of Baseball Players founded, NY in the year 1857.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1857 dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72   

Feb 01   In the year 1857 influenza in Europe, North America, South America   

Feb 01   Smallpox in Victoria, Australia on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Yellow fever in Portugal in the year 1857.   

Feb 02   Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education in the year 1857.   

Feb 12   Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96) in the year 1857.   

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1857 mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

Feb 16   In the year 1857 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77   

Feb 16   In the year 1857 gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC)   

Feb 17   Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher on this day in history.   

Feb 18   On this day in history insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo   

Feb 18   Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor in the year 1857.   

Feb 21   In the year 1857 congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US   

Feb 21   On this day in history jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907)   

Feb 21   US issues flying eagle cents on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 06   Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931) was born in the year 1857.   

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

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 11   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 17   In the year 1857 birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)   

Jan 20   On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

Jan 27   On this day in history dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72   

Feb 07   In the year 1857 félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65   

Feb 09   On this day in history death of dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798)   

Feb 10   David Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770) died on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 in the year 1857.   

Feb 15   Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1857 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77