Historical Events In 1857

Jan 02   In the year 1857 frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)   

Jan 06   Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn in the year 1857.   

Jan 06   Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania in the year 1857.   

Jan 08   On this day in history dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC   

Jan 09   On this day in history 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA   

Jan 09   In the year 1857 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif   

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1857 fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)   

Jan 15   In the year 1857 1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain   

Jan 15   The first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1857 eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 18   In the year 1857 otto von Below, German commandant (WW I)   

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 in the year 1857.   

Jan 22   On this day in history national Association of Baseball Players founded, NY   

Jan 23   In the year 1857 andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity)   

Jan 24   The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1857 influenza in Europe, North America, South America   

Feb 01   In the year 1857 smallpox in Victoria, Australia   

Feb 01   Yellow fever in Portugal in the year 1857.   

Feb 02   On this day in history jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1857 johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education   

Feb 12   Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96) in the year 1857.   

Feb 14   On this day in history johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

Feb 15   On this day in history mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

Feb 16   In the year 1857 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77   

Feb 16   On this day in history gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC)   

Feb 17   Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher in the year 1857.   

Feb 18   Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo on this day in history.   

Feb 18   On this day in history max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor   

Feb 21   Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907) on this day in history.   

Feb 21   US issues flying eagle cents on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)   

Jan 02   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 17   Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history death of dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798)   

Feb 10   David Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770) died on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 in the year 1857.   

Feb 15   Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 in the year 1857.