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

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   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   In the year 1857 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   In the year 1857 typesetting machine patent   

Sep 17   Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research in the year 1857.   

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

Sep 23   On this day in history russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die   

Sep 25   On this day in history relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins   

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

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   In the year 1857 uS occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is. south of Hawaii   

Oct 02   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Henry Schoenfeld, composer in the year 1857.   

Oct 05   The City of Anaheim was founded in the year 1857.   

Oct 06   In the year 1857 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   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   In the year 1857 ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33   

Oct 24   World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England in the year 1857.   

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   John H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University) on this day in history.   

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

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   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 in the year 1857.   

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1857 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.