Page 5: Historical Events In 1858

Jul 24   Wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920) in the year 1858.   

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) in the year 1858.   

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

Jul 28   On this day in history fingerprints first used as a means of identification, in France   

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   In the year 1858 uS citizens allowed to live anywhere in Japan   

Aug 01   Hans Rott, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1858.   

Aug 02   On this day in history the first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass   

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

Aug 04   First trans-Atlantic cable completed on this day in history.   

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

Aug 05   First transatlantic telegraph cable laid on this day in history.   

Aug 06   On this day in history albert Fuchs, composer   

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   First ascent of the Eiger on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history regular mail to the Pacific coast begins   

Aug 16   Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan in the year 1858.   

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   Edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children) in the year 1858.   

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

Aug 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1858.   

Aug 27   Giuseppe Peanoin Cuneo, Piemonte Italy, mathematician in the year 1858.   

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Jan 05   Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1858.   

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

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

Jan 15   In the year 1858 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91 in the year 1858.   

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

Jan 27   Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49 in the year 1858.   

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

Feb 16   Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 in the year 1858.