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 in the year 1857.   

Sep 12   423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC in the year 1857.   

Sep 12   In the year 1857 george H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter   

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

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

Sep 15   In the year 1857 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   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   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   In the year 1857 relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins   

Sep 29   In the year 1857 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   In the year 1857 uS occupies Sand, Baker, Howland & Jarvis Is south of Hawaii   

Sep 30   On this day in history uS occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is. south of Hawaii   

Oct 02   On this day in history marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)   

Oct 04   Henry Schoenfeld, composer on this day in history.   

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   American Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC) in the year 1857.   

Oct 10   In the year 1857 american Chess Association formed (NYC)   

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   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   In the year 1857 conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

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

Nov 02   In the year 1857 joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex)   

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   In the year 1857 charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62   

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Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) was born in the year 1857.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)   

Jan 20   In the year 1857 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

Jan 27   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 in the year 1857.   

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   In the year 1857 johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

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

Feb 16   In the year 1857 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77