Historical Events In 1858

Aug 27   Lincoln and Douglas debate at Freeport, IL on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1858 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month   

Sep 01   In the year 1858 the first transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month   

Sep 05   Moritz G, [Moses] Saphir, Hungarian journalist, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   In the year 1858 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   On this day in history henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44   

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

Sep 11   In the year 1858 alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer, dies at 55   

Sep 12   Fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter/sculptor on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history catherinus Elling, composer   

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

Sep 15   Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer/hermit in the year 1858.   

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 in the year 1858.   

Sep 17   On this day in history dred Scott, US slave (REV-decision Supreme court), dies   

Sep 25   Emmeline Pankhurst-Goulden, English feminist on this day in history.   

Sep 27   Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician, founder of symbolic logic on this day in history.   

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

Sep 28   Donati's comet becomes the first to be photographed in the year 1858.   

Sep 29   On this day in history leopoldo Mugnone, composer   

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

Oct 09   Gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips) on this day in history.   

Oct 10   On this day in history karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German author/poet/diplomat, dies at 73   

Oct 12   On this day in history ando Hiroshige, Japanese painter, dies at 61   

Oct 15   Frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer on this day in history.   

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

Oct 21   On this day in history ramabai Dongre' Medhavi, India, social reformer   

Oct 26   On this day in history hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine   

Oct 26   On this day in history isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39   

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) 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   Oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1858 birth of eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91   

Jan 07   In the year 1858 willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91   

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 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   On this day in history georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86