Page 5: Historical Events In 1852

Oct 23   On this day in history jean-Louis Forain, French etcher/lithographer   

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   Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Revolt of Mother) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 03   Mutsuhito, 122nd emperor of Japan (1867-1912) in the year 1852.   

Nov 04   On this day in history count Camillo Benso di Cavour becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.   

Nov 05   The American Society of Civil Engineers is organized on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1852 bohdan Borkowski, composer   

Nov 12   Georg Hellmesberger, composer, dies at 22 in the year 1852.   

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   Duke U, founded in 1838 as Union Institute chartered as Normal College on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer in the year 1852.   

Nov 22   August Alexander Klengel, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1852.   

Nov 22   In the year 1852 paul H B d'Estornelles de Constant, French diplomat/pacifist   

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

Nov 25   In the year 1852 johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria   

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

Dec 01   Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands in the year 1852.   

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   In the year 1852 gustav Freytag's "Die Journalisten," premieres in Breslau   

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

Dec 16   In the year 1852 andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59   

Dec 16   The Evening Star newspaper begins publication in Washington, DC on this day in history.   

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

Dec 17   In the year 1852 the first Hawaiian cavalry organized   

Dec 18   Gaetano Coronaro, composer in the year 1852.   

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

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

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

Dec 26   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 on this day in history.   

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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   In the year 1852 birth of konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor (1920-21)   

Jan 12   Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne) was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 26   On this day in history birth of frederick Corder, composer   

Jan 26   Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1852 birth of frederick Hymen Cowen, composer   

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

Jan 25   Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778) died in the year 1852.   

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

Feb 17   Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies in the year 1852.   

Feb 25   Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   On this day in history john Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies