Historical Events In 1858

Jan 01   Canada begins using decimal currency system on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], Fr singer/actress (Muse), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror) in the year 1858.  

Jan 05   In the year 1858 johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91  

Jan 07   Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48  

Jan 09   In the year 1858 anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide.  

Jan 13   On this day in history oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)  

Jan 14   French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed in the year 1858.  

Jan 14   On this day in history several people are killed when Italian revolutionary Felice Orsini throws bombs at Napoleon III in Paris in a failed assassination attempt.  

Jan 15   In the year 1858 giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter  

Jan 17   Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra) on this day in history.  

Jan 19   In the year 1858 eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries)  

Jan 22   Beatrice Potter Webb, England, economist on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Giuseppi Radiciotti, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history mendelssohn's "Wedding March" first played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia  

Jan 25   On this day in history mendelssohn's Wedding March is performed for the first time in public, as the daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria marries the Prussian Crown Prince.  

Jan 27   On this day in history gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49  

Jan 27   Neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer on this day in history.  

Jan 28   In the year 1858 john Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry  

Jan 30   On this day in history charles Hallé founds Hallé Orchestra in Manchester  

Jan 30   Charles Halle founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester on this day in history.  

Jan 30   William Wells Brown published first Black drama, "Leap to Freedom" on this day in history.  

Feb 01   On this day in history douglas Law goes into effect in British Columbia; miners required to buy licenses to search for gold in the Fraser Valley.  

Feb 11   1st apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France on this day in history.  

Feb 11   On this day in history first apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France  

Feb 13   On this day in history sir Richard Burton & John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa  

Feb 13   On this day in history sir Richard Burton &John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa  

Feb 14   Charles Beach Hawley, composer in the year 1858.  

Feb 15   In the year 1858 william Pickering, Boston, astronomer (9th & 10th moons of Saturn)  

Feb 16   In the year 1858 georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86  

Feb 16   In the year 1858 laurence "Lon" Myers, US, track star (top US miler)  

Feb 17   Ernest Ford, composer in the year 1858.  

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Jan 05   Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language (d. 1922) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929)  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)  

Jan 13   In the year 1858 birth of oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter  

Jan 17   Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra) was born in the year 1858.  

Jan 19   In the year 1858 birth of eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries)  

Jan 03   Rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], Fr singer/actress (Muse), dies at 36 in the year 1858.  

Jan 05   On this day in history johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91  

Jan 07   On this day in history willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91  

Jan 08   In the year 1858 friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48  

Jan 09   Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798) died in the year 1858.  

Jan 27   In the year 1858 gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49  

Jan 30   On this day in history death of coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778)  

Feb 16   In the year 1858 georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86