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

Sep 12   423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC on this day in history.   

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

Sep 13   Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist in the year 1857.   

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

Sep 15   In the year 1857 timothy Alder patents typesetting machine   

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

Sep 16   On this day in history mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)   

Sep 16   On this day in history typesetting machine patent   

Sep 17   In the year 1857 konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research   

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   In the year 1857 relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins   

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

Sep 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history henry Schoenfeld, composer   

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

Oct 10   On this day in history american Chess Association formed (NYC)   

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

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

Oct 29   Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history john H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)   

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

Nov 03   On this day in history michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff)   

Nov 05   Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy) in the year 1857.   

Nov 07   On this day in history charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62   

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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   Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of william E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)   

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   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 in the year 1857.   

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

Feb 10   David Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770) died in the year 1857.   

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