Page 4: Historical Events In 1851

Jul 19   On this day in history hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer (head of Jut)   

Jul 23   Charles Bannerman, Aussie cricket batsman (1st centurion) in the year 1851.   

Jul 23   Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians & US on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Window tax abolished in Britain in the year 1851.   

Jul 28   First ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph in the year 1851.   

Jul 29   A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #15 Eunomia on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1851 1st America's Cup-US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora   

Aug 12   On this day in history isaac Singer granted patent for his sewing machine   

Aug 13   In the year 1851 john Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937   

Aug 15   [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat) in the year 1851.   

Aug 17   Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist in the year 1851.   

Aug 19   Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Gold fields discovered in Australia on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Yacht "America" wins first Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup) on this day in history.   

Aug 25   [Willem] Alexander KHF, prince of Orange/Netherlands in the year 1851.   

Aug 29   Willem M d'Ablaing, Dutch lawyer in the year 1851.   

Sep 04   John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house member on this day in history.   

Sep 13   Walter Reed, US Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish countess/writer (Sirena Negra) on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1851 saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   

Sep 18   New York Times publishes for the first time on this day in history.   

Sep 18   New York Times starts publishing (2 cents a copy) in the year 1851.   

Sep 18   On this day in history nY Times starts publishing   

Sep 22   In the year 1851 the city of Des Moines, Iowa was incorporated as Fort Des Moines.   

Sep 28   In the year 1851 henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Judah)   

Oct 01   1st Hawaiian stamps issued on this day in history.   

Oct 01   In the year 1851 the first Hawaiian stamps issued   

Oct 02   Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1851 the pasilalinic-sympathetic compass is demonstrated but proves to be a fake.   

Oct 15   George F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament) in the year 1851.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer   

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   Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)   

Jan 12   On this day in history johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72   

Jan 19   Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805) died on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1851 gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49   

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 in the year 1851.   

Feb 01   On this day in history mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53   

Feb 16   In the year 1851 anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95