Historical Events In 1857

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

Jan 06   Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn in the year 1857.   

Jan 06   In the year 1857 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   7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA in the year 1857.   

Jan 09   7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history the first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain   

Jan 17   Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) in the year 1857.   

Jan 18   On this day in history otto von Below, German commandant (WW I)   

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1857 andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity)   

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   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 in the year 1857.   

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

Feb 01   Smallpox in Victoria, Australia in the year 1857.   

Feb 01   In the year 1857 yellow fever in Portugal   

Feb 02   Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector 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   On this day in history johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education   

Feb 12   On this day in history bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)   

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

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

Feb 16   On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77   

Feb 16   On this day in history gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC)   

Feb 17   On this day in history samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher   

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

Feb 18   Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor on this day in history.   

Feb 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1857 birth of frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College)   

Jan 06   Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of william E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

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   Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 in the year 1857.   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 in the year 1857.   

Feb 09   In the year 1857 death of dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798)   

Feb 10   In the year 1857 death of david Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770)   

Feb 14   In the year 1857 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 on this day in history.