Page 5: Historical Events In 1858

Jul 24   On this day in history wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920)   

Jul 26   Baron Lionel de Rothschild is 1st Jew elected to British Parliament in the year 1858.   

Jul 26   Tommy Garrett, cricketer (original Australian Test player) on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history 1st use of fingerprints as a means of identification is made by   

Jul 28   Fingerprints first used as a means of identification, in France on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1858 1st commercial treaty between US & Japan signed   

Jul 29   On this day in history the first commercial treaty between US & Japan signed   

Jul 29   US citizens allowed to live anywhere in Japan in the year 1858.   

Aug 01   Hans Rott, composer in the year 1858.   

Aug 01   In the year 1858 the first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass   

Aug 02   1st mailboxes installed in Boston & NYC streets in the year 1858.   

Aug 02   In the year 1858 a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands   

Aug 02   A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Aug 02   The first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass in the year 1858.   

Aug 03   Source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered in the year 1858.   

Aug 04   On this day in history first trans-Atlantic cable completed   

Aug 05   In the year 1858 cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable   

Aug 05   First transatlantic telegraph cable laid in the year 1858.   

Aug 06   Albert Fuchs, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Ottawa chosen as the capital of Canada by British Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929) on this day in history.   

Aug 11   In the year 1858 first ascent of the Eiger.   

Aug 14   George Combe, phrenologist, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Regular mail to Pacific coast begins in the year 1858.   

Aug 15   Regular mail to the Pacific coast begins on this day in history.   

Aug 16   In the year 1858 britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan   

Aug 17   1st bank in Hawaii opens on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1858 netherlands & Japan sign trade agreement   

Aug 19   In the year 1858 edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children)   

Aug 21   1st Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois) in the year 1858.   

Aug 21   In the year 1858 first Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois)   

Aug 24   Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 blacks arrested for learning in the year 1858.   

Aug 26   First news dispatch by telegraph on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history giuseppe Peanoin Cuneo, Piemonte Italy, mathematician   

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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 in the year 1858.   

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

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

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

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   Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

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

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