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

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1857 mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)   

Sep 16   In the year 1857 typesetting machine patent   

Sep 17   Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1857.   

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

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

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

Oct 04   Henry Schoenfeld, composer in the year 1857.   

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

Oct 06   On this day in history american Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC)   

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

Oct 10   American Chess Association formed (NYC) in the year 1857.   

Oct 14   In the year 1857 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Nov 02   On this day in history joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex)   

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

Nov 05   On this day in history 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   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)   

Jan 06   William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Feb 10   In the year 1857 death of david Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770)   

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

Feb 15   Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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