Historical Events In 1852

Aug 01   SF Methodists establish first black church, Zion Methodist on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths   

Aug 03   First intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths in the year 1852.   

Aug 05   Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1852 barend Barendse, actor/director (Wandering Jew)   

Aug 11   Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 in the year 1852.   

Aug 15   Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92 in the year 1852.   

Aug 20   Steamer "Atlantic" collided with fishing boat, sinks with 250 aboard on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Benedetto Junck, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1852 tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.   

Aug 21   Tlingit warriors destroy Hudson's Bay Company Fort Selkirk, Yukon after the HBC tries to break the Tlingit monopoly on trade with interior tribes on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy) in the year 1852.   

Aug 30   In the year 1852 jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901)   

Aug 31   On this day in history georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister   

Sep 03   In the year 1852 anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm   

Sep 11   Olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R in the year 1852.   

Sep 12   In the year 1852 hubert H Asquith, premier Great Britain (L, 1908-16)   

Sep 14   18th Postmaster General: Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office on this day in history.   

Sep 14   In the year 1852 arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington, dies at 83   

Sep 15   In the year 1852 jan E Matzeliger, Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine)   

Sep 20   In the year 1852 edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro)   

Sep 23   William Stewart Halsted, established 1st US surgical school on this day in history.   

Sep 24   On this day in history a new invention, the dirigible, is demonstrated   

Sep 24   Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight in the year 1852.   

Sep 25   Cornelis J Snijders, supreme commander of Dutch Navy (1910-18) on this day in history.   

Sep 27   George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, NY in the year 1852.   

Sep 28   Johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Sep 28   In the year 1852 john [Denton Pinkstone] French, Earl of Ypres/British field marshall   

Sep 30   On this day in history charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist/composer   

Oct 02   In the year 1852 william Ramsay, chemist   

Oct 11   In the year 1852 the University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.   

Oct 15   On this day in history wilhelm Posse, composer   

Oct 16   Dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize in the year 1852.   

Oct 22   Hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1852 birth of james Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor (1920-21)   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)   

Jan 26   Frederick Corder, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   On this day in history birth of pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa)   

Jan 29   Frederick Hymen Cowen, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1852 birth of ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor/playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa)   

Jan 06   Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. 1809) died in the year 1852.   

Jan 22   In the year 1852 george Rodwell, composer, dies at 51   

Jan 25   In the year 1852 death of fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778)   

Feb 02   In the year 1852 francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49   

Feb 17   In the year 1852 micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

Feb 25   In the year 1852 thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies   

Feb 27   Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1852.   

Feb 29   John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies on this day in history.