Historical Events In 1857
Tuesday, 09 August 2022
Jan 02 On this day in history frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)
Jan 06 In the year 1857 patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn
Jan 06 Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania on this day in history.
Jan 08 In the year 1857 dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC
Jan 09 In the year 1857 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA
Jan 09 On this day in history 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) on this day in history.
Jan 15 On this day in history 1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain
Jan 15 The first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain on this day in history.
Jan 17 Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) on this day in history.
Jan 18 On this day in history otto von Below, German commandant (WW I)
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 in the year 1857.
Jan 27 Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.
Feb 01 In the year 1857 influenza in Europe, North America, South America
Feb 01 In the year 1857 smallpox in Victoria, Australia
Feb 01 On this day in history yellow fever in Portugal
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 on this day in history.
Feb 09 Johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education on this day in history.
Feb 12 On this day in history bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)
Feb 14 In the year 1857 johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56
Feb 15 Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies on this day in history.
Feb 16 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 in the year 1857.
Feb 16 In the year 1857 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 In the year 1857 max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor
Feb 21 Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US on this day in history.
Feb 21 In the year 1857 jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907)
Feb 21 US issues flying eagle cents in the year 1857.