Page 5: Historical Events In 1857

Sep 12   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   

Sep 12   George H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter.   

Sep 13   Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist.   

Sep 15   Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine   

Sep 15   William Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice.   

Sep 15   William Taft, Former (27th) American President is born.   

Sep 16   Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)   

Sep 16   Typesetting machine patent   

Sep 17   Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket and space research.   

Sep 18   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72.   

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

Sep 25   Relief of Lucknow by Havelock and Outram begins.   

Sep 29   Conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament   

Sep 30   Hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge)   

Sep 30   US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is south of Hawaii.   

Sep 30   US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is. south of Hawaii.   

Oct 02   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902).   

Oct 04   Henry Schoenfeld, composer.   

Oct 05   The City of Anaheim was founded   

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

Oct 06   American Chess Assn organized; inaugural major US chess tournament (NYC).   

Oct 10   American Chess Association formed (NYC).   

Oct 14   Elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos.   

Oct 14   Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33   

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

Oct 24   World's inaugural soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England.   

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

Oct 30   John H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University).   

Nov 02   Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex).   

Nov 03   Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff)   

Nov 05   Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy).   

Nov 07   Charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62.   

Nov 09   Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published.   

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Jan 02   Frederick opper: Cartoonist (maud, alphonse & gaston)   

Jan 02   Martha carey thomas: Educator/president (bryn mawr college)   

Jan 06   Hugh mahon: Irish-born australian politician   

Jan 06   William e. russell: 37th governor of massachusetts    

Jan 09   Henry b fuller: American writer (under the skylights)   

Jan 11   Fred[erick j] archer: English jockey (won 5 derbys)   

Jan 17   Eugene augustin lauste: Developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 17   Wilhelm kienzl: Austrian composer (evangelimann)   

Jan 20   Edward francis fitzwilliam: Composer,    

Jan 27   Dorothea von benckendorff: Baltic monarch of lieven,   

Feb 07   Félix pbog: Earl of merode, belgian minister of war,   

Feb 09   Dionysios solomos: Greek poet of the greek national anthem (b. 1798)   

Feb 10   David thompson: Canadian explorer (b. 1770)   

Feb 14   Johannes b van bree: Dutch violinist/composer/conductor,    

Feb 15   Mikhail glinka: Composer,   

Feb 16   Auguste-gaspard-louis desnoyers: French engraver,