Page 5: Historical Events In 1852

Oct 23   In the year 1852 jean-Louis Forain, French etcher/lithographer   

Oct 24   Daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1852.   

Nov 02   Franklin Pierce elected as president of US in the year 1852.   

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   On this day in history the American Society of Civil Engineers is organized.   

Nov 07   On this day in history bohdan Borkowski, composer   

Nov 12   In the year 1852 georg Hellmesberger, composer, dies at 22   

Nov 18   Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 21   On this day in history duke U, founded in 1838 as Union Institute chartered as Normal College   

Nov 21   On this day in history francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer   

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 in the year 1852.   

Nov 23   Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30' (9m) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 29   Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer in the year 1852.   

Dec 01   On this day in history telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands   

Dec 02   In the year 1852 2nd French empire established; Louis Napoleon becomes emperor   

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   In the year 1852 antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903)   

Dec 16   Andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59 in the year 1852.   

Dec 16   The Evening Star newspaper begins publication in Washington, DC in the year 1852.   

Dec 17   In the year 1852 1st Hawaiian cavalry organized   

Dec 17   The first Hawaiian cavalry organized in the year 1852.   

Dec 18   Gaetano Coronaro, composer in the year 1852.   

Dec 19   A[lbert] A Michelson, Strelno Prussia, US physicist (Nobel 1907) on this day in history.   

Dec 23   In the year 1852 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   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   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Feb 29   In the year 1852 john Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies