Historical Events In 1857
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Jan 02 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.
Jan 09 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA on this day in history.
Jan 09 On this day in history 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif
Jan 09 Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) in the year 1857.
Jan 11 In the year 1857 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 In the year 1857 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 Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I) in the year 1857.
Jan 20 In the year 1857 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32
Jan 22 National Association of Baseball Players founded, NY in the year 1857.
Jan 23 On this day in history 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 Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.
Feb 01 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1857.
Feb 09 In the year 1857 johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education
Feb 12 In the year 1857 bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)
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 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 in the year 1857.
Feb 16 Gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC) in the year 1857.
Feb 17 Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher on this day in history.
Feb 18 In the year 1857 insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo
Feb 18 Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor on this day in history.
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.