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   In the year 1857 423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC   

Sep 12   George H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter on this day in history.   

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

Sep 15   In the year 1857 the birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President   

Sep 15   Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine in the year 1857.   

Sep 15   On this day in history william Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice   

Sep 16   Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX) on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Typesetting machine patent in the year 1857.   

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

Sep 18   On this day in history karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72   

Sep 23   Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die in the year 1857.   

Sep 25   Relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins on this day in history.   

Sep 29   Conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament on this day in history.   

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   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) on this day in history.   

Oct 04   In the year 1857 henry Schoenfeld, composer   

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

Oct 06   In the year 1857 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   In the year 1857 american Chess Association formed (NYC)   

Oct 14   Elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos on this day in history.   

Oct 14   On this day in history ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33   

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

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

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) on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy) on this day in history.   

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   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1857.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   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   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 in the year 1857.   

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

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 in the year 1857.   

Feb 15   In the year 1857 mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

Feb 16   On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77