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

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

Sep 12   On this day in history george H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter   

Sep 13   In the year 1857 milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist   

Sep 15   On this day in history the birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President   

Sep 15   In the year 1857 timothy Alder patents typesetting machine   

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   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   In the year 1857 russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die   

Sep 25   Relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins in the year 1857.   

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

Sep 30   In the year 1857 hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge)   

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

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

Oct 02   In the year 1857 marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)   

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

Oct 05   On this day in history the City of Anaheim was founded.   

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   American Chess Association formed (NYC) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos in the year 1857.   

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

Oct 24   On this day in history world's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England   

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

Oct 29   Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) on this day in history.   

Oct 30   In the year 1857 john H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)   

Nov 02   Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex) in the year 1857.   

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   In the year 1857 charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62   

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Jan 02   In the year 1857 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   William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 11   In the year 1857 birth of fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

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   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history 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   David Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770) died in the year 1857.   

Feb 14   In the year 1857 johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

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

Feb 16   Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 in the year 1857.