Historical Events In 1857

Feb 22   Heinrich Hertz, physicist, 1st to broadcast & receive radio waves in the year 1857.   

Feb 22   On this day in history the birth of Robert Baden-Powell, Founder of the Boy Scout movement   

Feb 24   On this day in history 1st perforated US postage stamps delivered to govt   

Feb 24   In the year 1857 first perforated US postage stamps delivered to the government   

Feb 24   In the year 1857 los Angeles Vineyard Society organized   

Feb 26   Emile Coué, French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion) in the year 1857.   

Feb 26   In the year 1857 ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88   

Feb 28   Gustave Adolph Kerker, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1857 alfred Bruneau, composer   

Mar 03   Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China in the year 1857.   

Mar 06   Dred Scott Decision Supreme Court rules slaves cannot be citizens on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history dred Scott Decision: Supreme Court rules slaves cannot be citizens   

Mar 06   On this day in history the US Supreme Court rules that slave Dred Scott cannot sue for his freedom in federal court.   

Mar 07   Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs in the year 1857.   

Mar 07   Julius Wagner von Jauregg, Austria, psychiatrist (Nobel 1927) in the year 1857.   

Mar 11   On this day in history manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (A la paz), dies at 84   

Mar 12   On this day in history a Great Western Railway train breaks an axle while crossing a swing bridge and plunges into the Desjardins Canal near Hamilton. 59 people are killed.   

Mar 12   On this day in history giuseppe Verdi's opera "Simon Boccanegra," premieres in Venice   

Mar 17   Adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1857.   

Mar 21   In the year 1857 abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64   

Mar 21   Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die in the year 1857.   

Mar 22   On this day in history arnold Sauwen, Flemish poet (Along the Meuse)   

Mar 23   On this day in history elisha Otis' 1st elevator installed (488 Broadway, NYC)   

Mar 23   Elisha Otis' first elevator installed (488 Broadway, NYC) in the year 1857.   

Mar 23   In the year 1857 fannie Farmer, actress (namesake of a candy company)   

Mar 25   On this day in history frederick Laggenheim takes 1st photo of a solar eclipse   

Mar 25   Frederick Laggenheim takes first photo of a solar eclipse on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Karl Pearson, London England, mathematician in the year 1857.   

Apr 01   Herman Melville publishes The Confidence-Man in the year 1857.   

Apr 05   Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, ruler of Bulgaria (1879-86) on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1857 henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker   

Apr 12   Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" published in the year 1857.   

Apr 14   Edgar Stillman Kelley, Sparta Wisconsin, composer (Gulliver) on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1857 n R Pogson discovers asteroid #43 Ariadne   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1857 birth of martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College)   

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

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 in the year 1857.   

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)   

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

Jan 27   In the year 1857 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   Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   David Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770) died in the year 1857.   

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   On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77