Page 5: Historical Events In 1857

Sep 11   Mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah on this day in history.   

Sep 12   In the year 1857 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   George H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter in the year 1857.   

Sep 13   On this day in history milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist   

Sep 15   The birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1857 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 29   In the year 1857 conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament   

Sep 30   On this day in history hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge)   

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) in the year 1857.   

Oct 04   Henry Schoenfeld, composer in the year 1857.   

Oct 05   The City of Anaheim was founded on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 29   On this day in history conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

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) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)   

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   On this day in history birth of henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1857 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   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1857.   

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

Feb 14   On this day in history johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

Feb 15   On this day in history mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

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