Page 6: Historical Events In 1858

Aug 27   In the year 1858 lincoln and Douglas debate at Freeport, IL.   

Sep 01   1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history the first transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month   

Sep 05   In the year 1858 moritz G, [Moses] Saphir, Hungarian journalist, dies at 63   

Sep 08   On this day in history lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people   

Sep 09   Benjamin Kidel, English Sudan (Control of the Tropics) on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1858.   

Sep 10   John Holden hits 1st recorded HR (Bkln vs NY) on this day in history.   

Sep 11   On this day in history alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer, dies at 55   

Sep 12   Fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter/sculptor in the year 1858.   

Sep 13   Catherinus Elling, composer in the year 1858.   

Sep 13   Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire & sinks, 471 die in the year 1858.   

Sep 15   In the year 1858 charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer/hermit   

Sep 16   1st overland mail for California in the year 1858.   

Sep 16   Andrew Bonar Law, British PM (C, 1922-23) on this day in history.   

Sep 16   First overland mail for California on this day in history.   

Sep 17   In the year 1858 dred Scott, US slave (REV-decision Supreme court), dies   

Sep 25   Emmeline Pankhurst-Goulden, English feminist in the year 1858.   

Sep 27   Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician, founder of symbolic logic in the year 1858.   

Sep 28   In the year 1858 donati's comet becomes 1st to be photographed   

Sep 28   On this day in history donati's comet becomes the first to be photographed   

Sep 29   Leopoldo Mugnone, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 05   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of queen Victoria in the year 1858.   

Oct 09   Gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips) in the year 1858.   

Oct 10   Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German author/poet/diplomat, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Oct 12   In the year 1858 ando Hiroshige, Japanese painter, dies at 61   

Oct 15   On this day in history frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer   

Oct 21   In Paris, the Can-Can is 1st performed on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1858 ramabai Dongre' Medhavi, India, social reformer   

Oct 26   In the year 1858 hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine   

Oct 26   Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

Oct 27   On this day in history rH Macy & Co opens 1st store, (6th Ave-NYC) Gross receipts $1106   

Oct 27   In the year 1858 the birth of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States   

Oct 27   Theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1858 johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91   

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   Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1858 gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49   

Jan 30   Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778) died on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1858 georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86