Page 2: Historical Events In 1858

Feb 18   On this day in history louise M A, princess of Belgium   

Feb 19   Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1858.   

Feb 21   In the year 1858 edwin T Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Mass)   

Feb 21   Edwin T Holmes installs first electric burglar alarm (Boston MA) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Dion Boucicault's "Jessie Brown," premieres in New York NY in the year 1858.   

Feb 22   Dion Boucicault's "Jessie Brown," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Arnold Dolmetsch, Le Mans, musician on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Jacob P Vis, Dutch industrialist (founder NV Royal Salt Industries) on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Georg Simmel, German philosopher/sociologist in the year 1858.   

Mar 02   Frederick Cook, New Orleans, patents a cotton-bale metallic tie on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1858 jozsef Bajza, Hungarian author/poet/critic, dies at 54   

Mar 07   Nikolai Artzibushev, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Albert Potts of Philadelphia patents the street mailbox in the year 1858.   

Mar 13   Maximilien Luce, French painter on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Liberty Hyde Bailey, US botanist (Plantbreeding) on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Toronto Ontario St. Patricks Day riot breaks out during parade; one man fatally stabbed on this day in history.   

Mar 18   On this day in history dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns   

Mar 18   In the year 1858 dutch Van der Brugghen govt resigns   

Mar 18   In the year 1858 rudolph C K Diesel, German engineer (Diesel motor)   

Mar 18   On this day in history the birth of Rudolf Diesel, German inventor of the Diesel engine   

Mar 23   In the year 1858 ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel prize 1927)   

Mar 23   On this day in history streetcar patented (E A Gardner of Phila)   

Mar 23   On this day in history streetcar patented (Eleazer A Gardner of Philadelphia)   

Mar 27   Peter Christian Lutkin, composer in the year 1858.   

Mar 30   Pencil with attached eraser patented (Hyman L Lipman of Phila) in the year 1858.   

Mar 30   In the year 1858 pencil with attached eraser patented (Hyman L Lipman of Philadelphia)   

Apr 01   Arnold Aletrino, Dutch physician-criminologist/author (From Life) in the year 1858.   

Apr 03   In the year 1858 matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature   

Apr 03   Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79 in the year 1858.   

Apr 04   Asteroid 54, Kalypso discovered (named for goddess of silence) in the year 1858.   

Apr 04   R Luther discovers asteroid #53 Kalypso on this day in history.   

Apr 07   Adrien H Gerhard, Dutch socialist politician (SDAP) in the year 1858.   

Apr 07   In the year 1858 anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer, dies at 76   

Apr 08   Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   In the year 1858 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 in the year 1858.   

Jan 10   Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   Giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1858 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 30   In the year 1858 death of coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778)   

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