Page 5: Historical Events In 1855

Nov 07   Edwin H Hall, US physicist (Hall effect) on this day in history.   

Nov 10   In the year 1855 josiah Royce, US, philosopher (conception of God)   

Nov 13   On this day in history daniel F Scheurleer, Dutch musicologist/banker   

Nov 17   David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe on this day in history.   

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

Nov 26   In the year 1855 adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56   

Nov 30   In the year 1855 marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of Agriculture/Finance   

Dec 03   On this day in history the Great Western Railway "branch" between Hamilton and Toronto is opened to traffic.   

Dec 11   Julian Edwards, composer in the year 1855.   

Dec 23   In the year 1855 alan Gray, composer   

Dec 25   James Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884 on this day in history.   

Dec 25   On this day in history 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   Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer in the year 1855.   

Dec 27   Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist in the year 1855.   

Dec 30   On this day in history heinrich Hart, German writer (Song of Humanity)   

Dec 31   Giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist/poet on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1855 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1855 birth of john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1855 birth of john Moses Browning, American inventor (d. 1926)   

Jan 06   In the year 1855 death of giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779)   

Jan 10   Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83   

Jan 26   On this day in history death of gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808)   

Feb 06   In the year 1855 death of josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791)   

Feb 20   On this day in history joseph Hume, social reformer, dies   

Feb 23   On this day in history carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies   

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