Historical Events In 1852

Aug 01   On this day in history sF Methodists establish first black church, Zion Methodist   

Aug 03   In the year 1852 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths   

Aug 03   First intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths in the year 1852.   

Aug 05   Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 in the year 1852.   

Aug 08   In the year 1852 barend Barendse, actor/director (Wandering Jew)   

Aug 11   Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 in the year 1852.   

Aug 15   In the year 1852 johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92   

Aug 20   Steamer "Atlantic" collided with fishing boat, sinks with 250 aboard on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Benedetto Junck, composer in the year 1852.   

Aug 21   In the year 1852 tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.   

Aug 21   In the year 1852 tlingit warriors destroy Hudson's Bay Company Fort Selkirk, Yukon after the HBC tries to break the Tlingit monopoly on trade with interior tribes.   

Aug 22   On this day in history alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy)   

Aug 30   Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901) on this day in history.   

Aug 31   On this day in history georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister   

Sep 03   Anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm in the year 1852.   

Sep 11   Olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Hubert H Asquith, premier Great Britain (L, 1908-16) on this day in history.   

Sep 14   18th Postmaster General: Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Jan E Matzeliger, Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine) in the year 1852.   

Sep 20   Edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro) on this day in history.   

Sep 23   William Stewart Halsted, established 1st US surgical school in the year 1852.   

Sep 24   A new invention, the dirigible, is demonstrated on this day in history.   

Sep 24   In the year 1852 henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight   

Sep 25   On this day in history cornelis J Snijders, supreme commander of Dutch Navy (1910-18)   

Sep 27   George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, NY on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1852.   

Sep 28   In the year 1852 john [Denton Pinkstone] French, Earl of Ypres/British field marshall   

Sep 30   On this day in history charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist/composer   

Oct 02   William Ramsay, chemist on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1852 the University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.   

Oct 15   Wilhelm Posse, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize on this day in history.   

Oct 22   Hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page »

Jan 01   Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist (d. 1904) was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of james Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)   

Jan 11   Konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor (1920-21) was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 12   Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Frederick Corder, composer was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 26   On this day in history birth of pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa)   

Jan 29   Frederick Hymen Cowen, composer was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 29   Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor/playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa) was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 06   Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. 1809) died on this day in history.   

Jan 22   George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1852.   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778)   

Feb 02   Francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies in the year 1852.   

Feb 27   Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1852.   

Feb 29   John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies on this day in history.