Historical Events In 1857

Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1857 patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn   

Jan 06   Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC in the year 1857.   

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)   

Jan 11   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) in the year 1857.   

Jan 15   1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 18   Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I) in the year 1857.   

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

Jan 22   National Association of Baseball Players founded, NY in the year 1857.   

Jan 23   Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity) in the year 1857.   

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 in the year 1857.   

Feb 01   On this day in history influenza in Europe, North America, South America   

Feb 01   In the year 1857 smallpox in Victoria, Australia   

Feb 01   On this day in history yellow fever in Portugal   

Feb 02   In the year 1857 jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 in the year 1857.   

Feb 09   Johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education in the year 1857.   

Feb 12   Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96) on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 16   Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1857 gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC)   

Feb 17   In the year 1857 samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher   

Feb 18   On this day in history insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo   

Feb 18   Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor in the year 1857.   

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

Feb 21   On this day in history jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907)   

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

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Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 02   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of william E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   In the year 1857 birth of henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)   

Jan 17   Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1857 birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)   

Jan 20   On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

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 in the year 1857.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1857 mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

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