Historical Events In 1852

Oct 23   Jean-Louis Forain, French etcher/lithographer on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1852 daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70   

Oct 28   In the year 1852 gerhard M Roentgen, founder Fijenoord dockyard, dies at 57   

Oct 31   On this day in history mary E W Freeman, US writer (Revolt of Mother)   

Nov 02   Franklin Pierce elected as president of US on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Mutsuhito, 122nd emperor of Japan (1867-1912) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Count Camillo Benso di Cavour becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy in the year 1852.   

Nov 05   The American Society of Civil Engineers is organized in the year 1852.   

Nov 07   On this day in history bohdan Borkowski, composer   

Nov 12   On this day in history georg Hellmesberger, composer, dies at 22   

Nov 18   In the year 1852 anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer, dies at 60   

Nov 18   State funeral of duke of Wellington (London) in the year 1852.   

Nov 20   In the year 1852 charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks & Faces," premieres in London   

Nov 21   In the year 1852 duke U, founded in 1838 as Union Institute chartered as Normal College   

Nov 21   Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 1852 august Alexander Klengel, composer, dies at 69   

Nov 22   Paul H B d'Estornelles de Constant, French diplomat/pacifist on this day in history.   

Nov 23   Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30' (9m) in the year 1852.   

Nov 25   On this day in history johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria   

Nov 29   Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 01   In the year 1852 telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands   

Dec 02   2nd French empire established; Louis Napoleon becomes emperor on this day in history.   

Dec 05   Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Gustav Freytag's "Die Journalisten," premieres in Breslau in the year 1852.   

Dec 15   On this day in history antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903)   

Dec 16   Andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Dec 16   On this day in history the Evening Star newspaper begins publication in Washington, DC.   

Dec 17   1st Hawaiian cavalry organized in the year 1852.   

Dec 17   The first Hawaiian cavalry organized on this day in history.   

Dec 18   On this day in history gaetano Coronaro, composer   

Dec 19   A[lbert] A Michelson, Strelno Prussia, US physicist (Nobel 1907) in the year 1852.   

Dec 23   1st Chinese theater in US, Celestial John, opens in San Francisco on this day in history.   

Dec 23   On this day in history first Chinese theater in US, Celestial John, opens in San Francisco   

Dec 26   In the year 1852 new Brunswick-built ship Marco Polo arrives backin Liverpool England from Melbourne, Australia in 140 days, a trip that sually took 240 days; declared the fastest ship in the world; 1883 wrecked when grounded in a gale off Cavendish, PEI.   

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

Jan 08   James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1852.   

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

Jan 26   In the year 1852 birth of pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa)   

Jan 29   Frederick Hymen Cowen, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor/playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa)   

Jan 06   In the year 1852 death of louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. 1809)   

Jan 22   In the year 1852 george Rodwell, composer, dies at 51   

Jan 25   Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778) died on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49 in the year 1852.   

Feb 17   In the year 1852 micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

Feb 25   In the year 1852 thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies   

Feb 27   In the year 1852 joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69   

Feb 29   John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies in the year 1852.