Page 5: Historical Events In 1858

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

Jul 26   In the year 1858 baron Lionel de Rothschild is 1st Jew elected to British Parliament   

Jul 26   On this day in history tommy Garrett, cricketer (original Australian Test player)   

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

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

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

Jul 29   The first commercial treaty between US & Japan signed on this day in history.   

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

Aug 01   In the year 1858 hans Rott, composer   

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

Aug 02   On this day in history 1st mailboxes installed in Boston & NYC streets   

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

Aug 02   On this day in history a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76   

Aug 02   The first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1858 first trans-Atlantic cable completed   

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

Aug 05   On this day in history first transatlantic telegraph cable laid   

Aug 06   In the year 1858 albert Fuchs, composer   

Aug 07   In the year 1858 ottawa chosen as the capital of Canada by British Queen Victoria   

Aug 11   In the year 1858 christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929)   

Aug 11   First ascent of the Eiger in the year 1858.   

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

Aug 15   In the year 1858 regular mail to Pacific coast begins   

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

Aug 16   On this day in history britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan   

Aug 17   In the year 1858 1st bank in Hawaii opens   

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   First Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois) in the year 1858.   

Aug 24   In the year 1858 richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 blacks arrested for learning   

Aug 26   On this day in history first news dispatch by telegraph.   

Aug 27   Giuseppe Peanoin Cuneo, Piemonte Italy, mathematician 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   Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)   

Jan 13   In the year 1858 birth of oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)   

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 in the year 1858.   

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

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

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 in the year 1858.   

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

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

Jan 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1858 georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86