Page 4: Historical Events In 1851

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

Jul 23   In the year 1851 charles Bannerman, Aussie cricket batsman (1st centurion)   

Jul 23   On this day in history treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians & US   

Jul 24   On this day in history window tax abolished in Britain   

Jul 28   First ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made in the year 1851.   

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 in the year 1851.   

Aug 12   On this day in history 1st America's Cup-US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora   

Aug 12   Isaac Singer granted patent for his sewing machine on this day in history.   

Aug 13   John Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1851 henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1851 gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80   

Aug 22   In the year 1851 gold fields discovered in Australia   

Aug 22   Yacht "America" wins first Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup) in the year 1851.   

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

Aug 29   Willem M d'Ablaing, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.   

Sep 04   John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house member in the year 1851.   

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) in the year 1851.   

Sep 15   Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

Sep 18   New York Times publishes for the first time in the year 1851.   

Sep 18   New York Times starts publishing (2 cents a copy) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   NY Times starts publishing in the year 1851.   

Sep 22   On this day in history the city of Des Moines, Iowa was incorporated as Fort Des Moines.   

Sep 28   Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Judah) in the year 1851.   

Oct 01   On this day in history 1st Hawaiian stamps issued   

Oct 01   The first Hawaiian stamps issued on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I in the year 1851.   

Oct 02   The pasilalinic-sympathetic compass is demonstrated but proves to be a fake on this day in history.   

Oct 15   In the year 1851 george F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament)   

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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   A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of david Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford)   

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

Jan 25   Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar) was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 25   Jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg) was born in the year 1851.   

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

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

Jan 12   Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 in the year 1851.   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805)   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1851 gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76   

Jan 27   On this day in history john James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65   

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.