Historical Events In 1858

Oct 28   Macy's Dept store opens in NYC on this day in history.   

Nov 09   In the year 1858 1st performance of NY Symphony Orchestra   

Nov 12   Alexis Contant, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Percy McDonnell, cricketer (Australian batsman of the 1880's) on this day in history.   

Nov 17   Origin of Modified Julian Period on this day in history.   

Nov 23   On this day in history frank Hearne, cricketer (bro of George & Alec, Eng & S Afr)   

Dec 04   Billy Gunn, cricketer (Notts & England batsman in 11 Tests 1886-99) in the year 1858.   

Dec 12   On this day in history 1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent)   

Dec 13   Jakab Gyula Major, composer in the year 1858.   

Dec 16   Dutch govt decides to vacate Schokland Island in the year 1858.   

Dec 16   Richard Bright, British Dr (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69 in the year 1858.   

Dec 18   In the year 1858 joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer, dies at 81   

Dec 18   On this day in history passy, at Paris: 1st "Samedi soir" i/d villa of lovers Rossini   

Dec 20   On this day in history jean/Johannes T "Jan" Toorop, Dutch painter/graphic artist (3 Brides)   

Dec 22   In the year 1858 the birth of Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer   

Dec 23   In the year 1858 vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, playwright (Life in Russian Theater)   

Dec 27   In the year 1858 alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer, dies at 73   

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Jan 05   Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language (d. 1922) was born in the year 1858.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929)   

Jan 11   Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)   

Jan 15   Giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra)   

Jan 19   In the year 1858 birth of eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries)   

Jan 03   Rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], Fr singer/actress (Muse), dies at 36 in the year 1858.   

Jan 05   On this day in history johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91   

Jan 07   Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91 in the year 1858.   

Jan 08   In the year 1858 friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

Jan 09   In the year 1858 death of anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798)   

Jan 27   Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778) died on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 in the year 1858.