Page 5: Historical Events In 1857

Sep 11   In the year 1857 mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah   

Sep 12   423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC in the year 1857.   

Sep 12   In the year 1857 423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC   

Sep 12   In the year 1857 george H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter   

Sep 13   Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist in the year 1857.   

Sep 15   The birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President in the year 1857.   

Sep 15   Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine in the year 1857.   

Sep 15   In the year 1857 william Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice   

Sep 16   Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX) in the year 1857.   

Sep 16   Typesetting machine patent in the year 1857.   

Sep 17   Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research in the year 1857.   

Sep 18   On this day in history karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72   

Sep 23   Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die in the year 1857.   

Sep 25   In the year 1857 relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins   

Sep 29   On this day in history conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament   

Sep 30   Hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge) on this day in history.   

Sep 30   US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland & Jarvis Is south of Hawaii in the year 1857.   

Sep 30   US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is. south of Hawaii on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Henry Schoenfeld, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 05   In the year 1857 the City of Anaheim was founded.   

Oct 06   American Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC) on this day in history.   

Oct 06   On this day in history american Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC)   

Oct 10   On this day in history american Chess Association formed (NYC)   

Oct 14   On this day in history elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos   

Oct 14   Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1857.   

Oct 24   World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England in the year 1857.   

Oct 24   World's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England in the year 1857.   

Oct 29   Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) in the year 1857.   

Oct 30   On this day in history john H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)   

Nov 02   Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff) in the year 1857.   

Nov 05   In the year 1857 ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy)   

Nov 07   Charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1857.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1857 birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)   

Jan 20   In the year 1857 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

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

Feb 07   In the year 1857 félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65   

Feb 09   Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history death of david Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770)   

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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.