Historical Events In 1854

Aug 09   Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden" on this day in history.   

Aug 10   J Scott Lidgett, London, theologist on this day in history.   

Aug 12   On this day in history alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith   

Aug 16   In the year 1854 duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies   

Aug 20   In the year 1854 friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79   

Aug 22   Milan I, King of Serbia on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history moritz Moszkowski, composer   

Aug 24   National emigration convention meets in Cleveland in the year 1854.   

Aug 24   Nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer in the year 1854.   

Aug 29   On this day in history self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay)   

Aug 30   John Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history engelbert Humperdinck, Germany, opera composer (Parisfal)   

Sep 04   On this day in history english/French assault on Petropavlovsk Kamchatka   

Sep 08   Willem M van Rossum, Dutch cardinal/prefect of Propaganda File in the year 1854.   

Sep 10   In the year 1854 anton CR Dreesmann, German/Neth manufacturer (Vroom & Dreesman)   

Sep 14   Allied armies, including those of Britain & France, land in Crimea in the year 1854.   

Sep 17   On this day in history hans Muller, music historian   

Sep 19   In the year 1854 henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car   

Sep 20   Battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died on this day in history.   

Sep 20   British and French defeat Russians at Alma, in the Crimea in the year 1854.   

Sep 23   On this day in history cornelis W Lely, Dutch engineer/gov of Suriname (1902-05)   

Sep 27   In the year 1854 steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people on board   

Sep 27   On this day in history the steamship liner Arctic sinks in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 300 people   

Sep 28   On this day in history adam Sedgwick, Norwich England, English zoologist (Peripatus)   

Sep 29   On this day in history martin Pluddemann, composer   

Oct 01   The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American System of Watch Manufacturing in the year 1854.   

Oct 03   William Crawford Gorgas, US, Surgeon-Gen, help cure yellow fever in the year 1854.   

Oct 04   On this day in history abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair   

Oct 04   In the year 1854 honest Abe Lincoln made his first great political speech while attending the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.   

Oct 06   The Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead started shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured in the year 1854.   

Oct 07   In the year 1854 christiaan R de Wet, South Africa, Boer General (Nicholsonsnek)   

Oct 09   the siege of Sebastopol begins in the year 1854.   

Oct 10   Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)   

Jan 06   Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921)   

Jan 10   Peter Gast, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1854 birth of thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone)   

Jan 29   In the year 1854 birth of willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian   

Feb 09   In the year 1854 birth of aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician   

Feb 09   In the year 1854 birth of edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party)   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768)   

Jan 09   Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 in the year 1854.   

Jan 18   Juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies in the year 1854.   

Feb 04   Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

Mar 06   Caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80 in the year 1854.   

Mar 11   In the year 1854 death of willard Richards, American religious leader (b. 1804)   

Apr 06   On this day in history william Strickland, US architect, dies