Historical Events In 1857

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

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

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

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   In the year 1857 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif   

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   In the year 1857 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   On this day in history eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1857.   

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

Feb 01   Influenza in Europe, North America, South America in the year 1857.   

Feb 01   On this day in history smallpox in Victoria, Australia   

Feb 01   Yellow fever in Portugal on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1857 jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1857 johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education   

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

Feb 14   On this day in history johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

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

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

Feb 16   Gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC) in the year 1857.   

Feb 17   In the year 1857 samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher   

Feb 18   Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo in the year 1857.   

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

Feb 21   Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US in the year 1857.   

Feb 21   In the year 1857 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 in the year 1857.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1857 birth of hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)   

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

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

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

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

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   Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 15   On this day in history mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

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