Page 5: 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" in the year 1854.   

Aug 10   J Scott Lidgett, London, theologist in the year 1854.   

Aug 12   Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith in the year 1854.   

Aug 16   Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies in the year 1854.   

Aug 20   On this day in history friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79   

Aug 22   In the year 1854 milan I, King of Serbia   

Aug 23   Moritz Moszkowski, composer in the year 1854.   

Aug 24   National emigration convention meets in Cleveland on this day in history.   

Aug 24   In the year 1854 nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer   

Aug 29   Self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay) in the year 1854.   

Aug 30   In the year 1854 john Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels   

Sep 01   Engelbert Humperdinck, Germany, opera composer (Parisfal) in the year 1854.   

Sep 04   English/French assault on Petropavlovsk Kamchatka on this day in history.   

Sep 08   On this day in history willem M van Rossum, Dutch cardinal/prefect of Propaganda File   

Sep 10   Anton CR Dreesmann, German/Neth manufacturer (Vroom & Dreesman) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 17   Hans Muller, music historian on this day in history.   

Sep 19   Henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car in the year 1854.   

Sep 20   On this day in history battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died   

Sep 20   British and French defeat Russians at Alma, in the Crimea on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1854 cornelis W Lely, Dutch engineer/gov of Suriname (1902-05)   

Sep 27   Steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people on board in the year 1854.   

Sep 27   In the year 1854 the steamship liner Arctic sinks in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 300 people   

Sep 28   Adam Sedgwick, Norwich England, English zoologist (Peripatus) on this day in history.   

Sep 29   Martin Pluddemann, composer in the year 1854.   

Oct 01   In the year 1854 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.   

Oct 03   In the year 1854 william Crawford Gorgas, US, Surgeon-Gen, help cure yellow fever   

Oct 04   Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair on this day in history.   

Oct 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history the siege of Sebastopol begins.   

Oct 10   On this day in history jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer   

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Jan 01   In the year 1854 birth of james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)   

Jan 06   Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle) was born in the year 1854.   

Jan 09   In the year 1854 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   Thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone) was born in the year 1854.   

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian   

Feb 09   On this day in history birth of aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician   

Feb 09   Edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party) was born in the year 1854.   

Jan 08   In the year 1854 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies   

Feb 04   Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1854.   

Feb 17   Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 in the year 1854.   

Mar 06   On this day in history caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80   

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

Apr 06   William Strickland, US architect, dies in the year 1854.