Historical Events In 1858

Jan 01   In the year 1858 canada begins using decimal currency system   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1858 friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history french Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 19   Eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries) in the year 1858.   

Jan 22   On this day in history beatrice Potter Webb, England, economist   

Jan 25   On this day in history giuseppi Radiciotti, composer   

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   Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" first played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia in the year 1858.   

Jan 25   In the year 1858 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   Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49 in the year 1858.   

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   In the year 1858 charles Hallé founds Hallé Orchestra in Manchester   

Jan 30   In the year 1858 charles Halle founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester   

Jan 30   In the year 1858 william Wells Brown published first Black drama, "Leap to Freedom"   

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

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

Feb 11   First apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France in the year 1858.   

Feb 13   Sir Richard Burton & John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 15   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1858 birth of eliezer Ben-Yehuda, key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language (d. 1922)   

Jan 10   In the year 1858 birth of heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929)   

Jan 11   In the year 1858 birth of harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)   

Jan 13   Oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931) was born in the year 1858.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 09   In the year 1858 death of anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798)   

Jan 27   Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778) died in the year 1858.   

Feb 16   On this day in history georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86