Historical Events In 1857
Sunday, 17 August 2025
Jan 02 In the year 1857 frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)
Jan 06 On this day in history patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn
Jan 06 In the year 1857 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 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 In the year 1857 fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)
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 in the year 1857.
Jan 17 Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) in the year 1857.
Jan 18 In the year 1857 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 on this day in history.
Jan 23 In the year 1857 andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity)
Jan 24 On this day in history the University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia.
Jan 27 Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 in the year 1857.
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 on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Feb 12 Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96) on this day in history.
Feb 14 On this day in history johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56
Feb 15 In the year 1857 mikhail Glinka, composer, dies
Feb 16 On this day in history 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 On this day in history samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher
Feb 18 In the year 1857 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 In the year 1857 uS issues flying eagle cents