Historical Events In 1858

Jan 01   Canada begins using decimal currency system in the year 1858.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)   

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 in the year 1858.   

Jan 08   Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1858.   

Jan 09   Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide in the year 1858.   

Jan 13   In the year 1858 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   Several people are killed when Italian revolutionary Felice Orsini throws bombs at Napoleon III in Paris in a failed assassination attempt on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter in the year 1858.   

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   On this day in history beatrice Potter Webb, England, economist   

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

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

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

Jan 25   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 in the year 1858.   

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   John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry on this day in history.   

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

Jan 30   Charles Halle founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester in the year 1858.   

Jan 30   William Wells Brown published first Black drama, "Leap to Freedom" in the year 1858.   

Feb 01   Douglas Law goes into effect in British Columbia; miners required to buy licenses to search for gold in the Fraser Valley in the year 1858.   

Feb 11   In the year 1858 1st apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France   

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

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

Feb 13   In the year 1858 sir Richard Burton &John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa   

Feb 14   Charles Beach Hawley, composer on this day in history.   

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

Feb 16   Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Laurence "Lon" Myers, US, track star (top US miler) in the year 1858.   

Feb 17   On this day in history ernest Ford, composer   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)   

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   Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1858.   

Jan 11   Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947) was born in the year 1858.   

Jan 13   Oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1858 birth of tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra)   

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   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   Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1858.   

Jan 09   Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

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   Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on this day in history.