Page 5: Historical Events In 1857

Sep 11   On this day in history mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah   

Sep 12   On this day in history 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC   

Sep 12   On this day in history 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   William Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice on this day in history.   

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

Sep 16   In the year 1857 typesetting machine patent   

Sep 17   On this day in history konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research   

Sep 18   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Sep 23   Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die on this day in history.   

Sep 25   On this day in history relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins   

Sep 29   Conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament in the year 1857.   

Sep 30   Hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge) in the year 1857.   

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

Sep 30   In the year 1857 uS occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is. south of Hawaii   

Oct 02   On this day in history marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)   

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

Oct 05   The City of Anaheim was founded in the year 1857.   

Oct 06   American Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC) in the year 1857.   

Oct 06   American Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC) in the year 1857.   

Oct 10   In the year 1857 american Chess Association formed (NYC)   

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

Oct 14   In the year 1857 ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33   

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

Oct 24   On this day in history world's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England   

Oct 29   In the year 1857 conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

Oct 30   John H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University) on this day in history.   

Nov 02   In the year 1857 joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex)   

Nov 03   In the year 1857 michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff)   

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

Nov 07   On this day in history charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62   

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Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1857 birth of william E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1857 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   In the year 1857 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

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

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1857 death of dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798)   

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