Page 5: Historical Events In 1857

Sep 11   Mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 12   On this day in history george H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter   

Sep 13   On this day in history milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist   

Sep 15   The birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1857 timothy Alder patents typesetting machine   

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

Sep 16   In the year 1857 mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)   

Sep 16   On this day in history typesetting machine patent   

Sep 17   On this day in history konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research   

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

Sep 23   Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die on this day in history.   

Sep 25   On this day in history relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins   

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   On this day in history uS occupies Sand, Baker, Howland & Jarvis Is south of Hawaii   

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

Oct 02   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) in the year 1857.   

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

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

Oct 06   In the year 1857 american Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC)   

Oct 06   American Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC) in the year 1857.   

Oct 10   In the year 1857 american Chess Association formed (NYC)   

Oct 14   In the year 1857 elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos   

Oct 14   In the year 1857 ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33   

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

Oct 24   World's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) on this day in history.   

Oct 30   John H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 03   On this day in history michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff)   

Nov 05   Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy) in the year 1857.   

Nov 07   In the year 1857 charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931) was born in the year 1857.   

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

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

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 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   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   On this day in history death of david Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770)   

Feb 14   In the year 1857 johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

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