Historical Events In 1855

Nov 07   Edwin H Hall, US physicist (Hall effect) in the year 1855.   

Nov 10   Josiah Royce, US, philosopher (conception of God) in the year 1855.   

Nov 13   In the year 1855 daniel F Scheurleer, Dutch musicologist/banker   

Nov 17   In the year 1855 david Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe.   

Nov 19   Billy Bates, cricketer (England all-rounder 1882-87, hat-trick 1883) on this day in history.   

Nov 26   Adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of Agriculture/Finance on this day in history.   

Dec 03   The Great Western Railway "branch" between Hamilton and Toronto is opened to traffic in the year 1855.   

Dec 11   In the year 1855 julian Edwards, composer   

Dec 23   In the year 1855 alan Gray, composer   

Dec 25   In the year 1855 james Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884   

Dec 25   In the year 1855 soldiers of the Royal Canadian Rifles at the Tête du Pont barracks clear ice from Lake Ontario and use field hockey sticks and lacrosse balls to play what is reputed to be the first game of ice hockey   

Dec 26   On this day in history arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer   

Dec 27   Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist on this day in history.   

Dec 30   In the year 1855 heinrich Hart, German writer (Song of Humanity)   

Dec 31   Giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist/poet in the year 1855.   

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Jan 03   Hubert Bland, English socialist (d. 1914) was born in the year 1855.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of king Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor)   

Jan 10   Peter J Blok, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Jacques Damala, Greek military officer and actor (d. 1889) was born in the year 1855.   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of amedee-Ernest Chausson, composer   

Jan 21   John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born in the year 1855.   

Jan 22   Ernst Kullak, composer was born in the year 1855.   

Jan 23   John Moses Browning, American inventor (d. 1926) was born in the year 1855.   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779)   

Jan 10   On this day in history mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67   

Jan 25   Dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83 in the year 1855.   

Jan 26   Gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808) died in the year 1855.   

Feb 06   On this day in history death of josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791)   

Feb 20   Joseph Hume, social reformer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55), dies at 58 on this day in history.