Page 3: Historical Events In 1858

Apr 13   John Quinn's Peninsula Hotel destroyed when storm cuts channel through peninsula, creating Toronto Island.   

Apr 15   Anton G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch painter/lithographer/etcher   

Apr 15   Battle of Azimghur, Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists   

Apr 16   Johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87.   

Apr 16   The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up   

Apr 19   May Robson, [Mary J Robison], Melbourne Aust, actress (Apple Annie).   

Apr 20   Auguste Chapuis, composer   

Apr 22   Ethel Mary Smyth, composer.   

Apr 23   Max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918).   

Apr 23   Max Planck, German physicist is born   

Apr 30   Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison, 1st lady (1889-1893).   

May 01   Anthony Johnson Showalter, composer   

May 04   War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz.   

May 06   Georges Adolphe Hue, composer.   

May 08   John Brown holds antislavery convention.   

May 08   John Meade Falkner, novelist (Moonfleet)   

May 10   Frederick Zech Jr, composer.   

May 11   Carl Hauptmann, writer   

May 11   Minnesota admitted as 32nd US state   

May 11   Minnesota is recorded as becoming the 32nd state of the Union (USA).   

May 15   Royal Italian Opera opens in Covent Garden London.   

May 16   Frank Lynes, composer   

May 19   Roland Napoleon Bonaparte, French officer/traveller (Surinam)   

May 21   Jose Battle Ordonez, Uruguay, politician   

May 22   Confederación Granadina (now Colombia) forms   

May 24   Johan C Braakensiek, political cartoonist (Green Amsterdammer)   

May 28   Dion Boucicault's "Foul Play" premieres in London.   

May 28   Dion Boucicault's "Foul Play," premieres in London.   

May 30   Hudson Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked.   

May 30   Hudson's Bay Co rights to Vancouver Island revoked.   

Jun 01   William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream)   

Jun 02   Donati Comet 1st seen named after it's discoverer   

Jun 02   Donati Comet inaugural seen named after it's discoverer.   

Jun 02   Harry Rowe Shelley, composer   

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Jan 05   Gustaf af geijerstam: Swedish author (boken om lillebror)   

Jan 07   Eliezer ben-yehuda: Key figure in the revival of hebrew as a spoken language   

Jan 10   Heinrich zille: German illustrator and photographer   

Jan 11   Harry gordon selfridge: American retailer   

Jan 13   Oskar minkowski: Biologist    

Jan 15   Giovanni segantini: Italy, painter   

Jan 17   Tomas carrasquilla: Colombian author (frutos de mi tierra)   

Jan 19   Eugene brieux: French playwright (blanchette, lesson avaries)   

Jan 03   Rachel: [elisabeth rachel-félix], fr singer/actress (muse),   

Jan 05   Johann jwafk radetzky von radetz: Austr earl/field marshal,    

Jan 07   Willem broes: Vicar/theologist (textenrol),    

Jan 08   Friedrich karl kuhmstedt: Composer,   

Jan 09   Anson jones: 5th and last president of texas (suicide) (b. 1798)   

Jan 27   Gerrit van der linde jz: Dutch "principal", poet,   

Jan 30   Coenraad jacob temminck: Dutch zoologist (b. 1778)   

Feb 16   Georg f creuzer: German philological/historian,