Historical Events In 1851

Oct 16   James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake) on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1851 george Ulyett, cricketer (great Yorkshire all-rounder 1873-93)   

Oct 23   Guillaume Couture, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history william Lassell discovers Ariel & Umbriel, satellites of Uranus   

Oct 24   On this day in history william Lassell discovers Ariel andUmbriel, satellites of Uranus   

Oct 30   On this day in history alfred de Mussets "Bettine," premieres in Paris   

Oct 31   Peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Louis Napoleon takes power in France in the year 1851.   

Nov 06   Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (co-founded Dow Jones/1st editor of Wall St Journal) (d.1902) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1851 u.S. Navy expedition under command of LT William Lewis Herndon, on a mission to explore the valley of the Amazon and its tributaries, reaches Iquitos in the jungle region of the upper Amazon after their departure from Lima, Peru.   

Nov 09   Kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape on this day in history.   

Nov 11   Alvan Clark patents telescope in the year 1851.   

Nov 13   1st meeting of anti-revolutionary "Netherlands & Orange" in the year 1851.   

Nov 14   On this day in history "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville, published   

Nov 18   Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80 in the year 1851.   

Nov 20   In the year 1851 wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75   

Nov 21   On this day in history desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal   

Nov 22   Opera "La Perle Du Brésil" is produced (Paris) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   The opera "La Perle Du Br‚sil" is produced (Paris) in the year 1851.   

Dec 02   Newly-elected French President Charles Louis Bonaparte overthrows the Second Republic on this day in history.   

Dec 04   Pres Louis Napolean Boaparte forces crush a coup d'etat in France in the year 1851.   

Dec 09   1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal) on this day in history.   

Dec 09   In the year 1851 first Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal)   

Dec 10   In the year 1851 melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries   

Dec 10   The birth of Melvil Dewey, Devised the library classification system on this day in history.   

Dec 16   In the year 1851 theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08)   

Dec 19   J M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam & Speed), dies at 76 in the year 1851.   

Dec 22   In the year 1851 the first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India.   

Dec 24   On this day in history fire devastates Library of Congress in Wash, destroys 35,000 volumes   

Dec 24   On this day in history fire devastates Library of Congress in Washington destroys 35,000 volumes   

Dec 29   In the year 1851 1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston)   

Dec 29   First Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) in the year 1851.   

Dec 29   The first YMCA in the USA is organized in Boston on this day in history.   

Dec 30   Asa Griggs Candler, developed Coca-Cola on this day in history.   

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Jan 09   Giuseppi Gallignani, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1851 birth of theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer   

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   Johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar)   

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

Jan 27   Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega) was born in the year 1851.   

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

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

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

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1851 mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53   

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