Page 4: Historical Events In 1856

Jul 16   Statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem on this day in history.   

Jul 17   On this day in history sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila)   

Jul 21   In the year 1856 harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)   

Jul 23   In the year 1856 arthur H Bird, composer   

Jul 26   On this day in history george Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)   

Jul 26   The birth of George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright in the year 1856.   

Jul 29   In the year 1856 robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46   

Jul 30   On this day in history richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith)   

Jul 31   In the year 1856 christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.   

Aug 04   In the year 1856 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59   

Aug 05   In the year 1856 rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

Aug 10   In the year 1856 hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana   

Aug 10   Hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana in the year 1856.   

Aug 10   On this day in history paul Geisler, composer   

Aug 12   In the year 1856 anthony Fass patents accordion   

Aug 14   On this day in history william Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies   

Aug 15   J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)   

Aug 18   On this day in history charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer   

Aug 20   In the year 1856 innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]   

Aug 20   In the year 1856 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80   

Aug 20   In the year 1856 wilberforce University forms in Ohio   

Aug 21   America's first consul to Japan, Townsend Harris, arrives in Shimoda. (Traditional Japanese date: July 21, 1856) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1856 peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64   

Aug 24   On this day in history felix Mottl, composer   

Aug 27   Iwan Franko, writer on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1856 nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer   

Sep 01   On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania)   

Sep 02   Tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1856 yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion   

Sep 03   In the year 1856 louis Henri Sullivan, Boston Mass, father of modern US architecture   

Sep 05   On this day in history jacobus C J Hermans, actor (7th Command)   

Sep 12   Johann Heinrich Beck, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders on this day in history.   

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Jan 06   On this day in history birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer   

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)   

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)   

Jan 09   Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 12   John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 14   J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 18   Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]   

Jan 12   Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815) died in the year 1856.   

Jan 16   In the year 1856 death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)   

Jan 17   Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1856 death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)   

Feb 08   Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris