Page 2: Historical Events In 1851

Feb 25   In the year 1851 ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53   

Mar 03   In the year 1851 congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3 cent piece)   

Mar 03   Congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3¢ piece) in the year 1851.   

Mar 04   Michael Henkel, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1851.   

Mar 06   Alexander Aliabiev, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1851.   

Mar 06   In the year 1851 dion Boucicault's "Love in a Maze," premieres in London   

Mar 07   Poll tax levied on Russo-Polish Jews entering Austrian Galicia ends in the year 1851.   

Mar 11   In the year 1851 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto", premieres in Venice   

Mar 11   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto," premieres in Venice in the year 1851.   

Mar 15   Jozef Surzynski, composer in the year 1851.   

Mar 19   On this day in history roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14)   

Mar 21   Yosemite Valley discovered in California on this day in history.   

Mar 27   On this day in history ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer   

Apr 06   Canadian postal service transferred from British control; sets uniform postal rate of 3 pence a letter on this day in history.   

Apr 07   Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer in the year 1851.   

Apr 08   John Parry, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history antoine-Charles Glachant, composer, dies at 80   

Apr 09   C E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (Neth Indies) in the year 1851.   

Apr 12   Emil Liebling, composer in the year 1851.   

Apr 15   On this day in history earl G Andressy sentenced to death in Hungary   

Apr 16   On this day in history ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist   

Apr 23   Canada issues its 1st postage stamps on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Civil engineer Sandford Fleming 1827-1915 designs the red Three-Pence Beaver stamp issued this day; the Province of Canada's first regular postage stamp in the year 1851.   

Apr 24   Eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Uruguaian writer (Ismael, Grito de Gloria) on this day in history.   

May 01   On this day in history great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London   

May 01   In the year 1851 great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace   

May 03   In the year 1851 most of San Fransisco destroyed by fire; 30 die   

May 03   Most of SF destroyed by fire; 30 die on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history 1st major SF fire   

May 04   The first major San Fransisco fire on this day in history.   

May 06   Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine" on this day in history.   

May 06   On this day in history linus Yale patents Yale-lock   

May 06   On this day in history new slave regulations go into effect in Suriname   

May 06   In the year 1851 san Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts   

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Jan 09   On this day in history birth of giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

Jan 14   Theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1851 birth of a. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928)   

Jan 19   David Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford) was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 19   Johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1851 birth of arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar)   

Jan 25   Jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history birth of rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega)   

Jan 10   Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) died on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805) died in the year 1851.   

Jan 21   Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1851.   

Jan 24   On this day in history gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76   

Jan 27   John James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1851 mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53   

Feb 16   Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 in the year 1851.