Historical Events In 1857

Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) in the year 1857.   

Jan 06   On this day in history patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn   

Jan 06   In the year 1857 patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania   

Jan 08   On this day in history dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC   

Jan 09   7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA on this day in history.   

Jan 09   7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif in the year 1857.   

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) in the year 1857.   

Jan 11   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) in the year 1857.   

Jan 15   In the year 1857 1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain   

Jan 15   In the year 1857 the first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain   

Jan 17   On this day in history eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 18   In the year 1857 otto von Below, German commandant (WW I)   

Jan 20   In the year 1857 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

Jan 22   National Association of Baseball Players founded, NY on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity)   

Jan 24   In the year 1857 the University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia.   

Jan 27   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Influenza in Europe, North America, South America on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history smallpox in Victoria, Australia   

Feb 01   Yellow fever in Portugal in the year 1857.   

Feb 02   On this day in history jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector   

Feb 07   In the year 1857 félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65   

Feb 09   Johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96) in the year 1857.   

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 in the year 1857.   

Feb 15   On this day in history mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

Feb 16   Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1857 gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC)   

Feb 17   In the year 1857 samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher   

Feb 18   Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo in the year 1857.   

Feb 18   Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor in the year 1857.   

Feb 21   Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907) on this day in history.   

Feb 21   US issues flying eagle cents in the year 1857.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1857 birth of frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)   

Jan 02   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of william E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)   

Jan 11   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 17   In the year 1857 birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 17   Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1857 dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 in the year 1857.   

Feb 09   In the year 1857 death of dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798)   

Feb 10   In the year 1857 death of david Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770)   

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1857 mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

Feb 16   On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77