Historical Events In 1857

Sep 11   In the year 1857 mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah   

Sep 12   On this day in history 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC   

Sep 12   423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC in the year 1857.   

Sep 12   In the year 1857 george H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter   

Sep 13   Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist on this day in history.   

Sep 15   On this day in history the birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President   

Sep 15   Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1857 william Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice   

Sep 16   Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX) in the year 1857.   

Sep 16   On this day in history typesetting machine patent   

Sep 17   Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1857 russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die   

Sep 25   Relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins in the year 1857.   

Sep 29   On this day in history conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament   

Sep 30   Hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge) in the year 1857.   

Sep 30   US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland & Jarvis Is south of Hawaii in the year 1857.   

Sep 30   US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is. south of Hawaii on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Henry Schoenfeld, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 05   The City of Anaheim was founded in the year 1857.   

Oct 06   On this day in history american Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC)   

Oct 06   On this day in history american Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC)   

Oct 10   American Chess Association formed (NYC) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos in the year 1857.   

Oct 14   On this day in history ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33   

Oct 24   In the year 1857 world's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England   

Oct 24   In the year 1857 world's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England   

Oct 29   In the year 1857 conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

Oct 30   On this day in history john H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)   

Nov 02   Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff) in the year 1857.   

Nov 05   Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy) on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 06   In the year 1857 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1857 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies in the year 1857.   

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