Historical Events In 1856

Jan 05   Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1856 giuseppe Martucci, composer   

Jan 08   In the year 1856 dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs CA   

Jan 08   Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, Calif on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Dr. John Veatch discovers Borax (hydrated sodium borate), still popular as a hand and laundry cleaner in the 1950s and 1960s in the year 1856.   

Jan 09   In the year 1856 anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)   

Jan 11   On this day in history christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer   

Jan 11   In the year 1856 nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]   

Jan 12   In the year 1856 john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)   

Jan 12   On this day in history the birth of John Singer Sargent, American painter   

Jan 17   On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41   

Jan 18   On this day in history daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)   

Jan 23   On this day in history steamer Pacific lost   

Jan 25   On this day in history battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians   

Jan 25   Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers &Indians on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Victoria Cross established to acknowledge bravery on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history victoria Cross established to acknowledge bravery by the British Government   

Feb 01   Auburn University is chartered as the East Alabama Male College in the year 1856.   

Feb 02   On this day in history makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer   

Feb 05   In the year 1856 otto Brahm, German critic/founder (Neue Deutsche Rundschau)   

Feb 07   On this day in history the colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the first piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot.   

Feb 14   On this day in history frank Harris, England, journalist/writer (My Life & Loves)   

Feb 15   On this day in history frank Harris, Galway England, writer   

Feb 16   Willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam) on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris in the year 1856.   

Feb 18   American (Know-Nothing) Party abolishes secrecy on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier OH   

Feb 19   Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio in the year 1856.   

Feb 20   John Rutledge, Liverpool-New York steamer, hits iceberg; many die in the year 1856.   

Feb 20   John Rutledge, Liverpool-NY steamer, hits iceberg; many die on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history 1st national meeting of Republican Party (Pittsburgh)   

Feb 22   In the year 1856 first national meeting of the Republican Party (Pittsburgh)   

Feb 25   Charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876] on this day in history.   

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Jan 06   Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)   

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer   

Jan 12   In the year 1856 birth of john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)   

Jan 14   J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)   

Jan 05   In the year 1856 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67   

Jan 11   In the year 1856 nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]   

Jan 12   Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died in the year 1856.   

Jan 17   Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1856.   

Feb 08   Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris in the year 1856.