Historical Events In 1852

Aug 01   In the year 1852 sF Methodists establish first black church, Zion Methodist   

Aug 03   In the year 1852 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths   

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

Aug 05   On this day in history frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53   

Aug 08   Barend Barendse, actor/director (Wandering Jew) in the year 1852.   

Aug 11   Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1852.   

Aug 21   In the year 1852 benedetto Junck, composer   

Aug 21   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901) on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1852 georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister   

Sep 03   On this day in history anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm   

Sep 11   In the year 1852 olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R   

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

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

Sep 14   On this day in history arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington, dies at 83   

Sep 15   Jan E Matzeliger, Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 23   On this day in history william Stewart Halsted, established 1st US surgical school   

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

Sep 24   On this day in history henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight   

Sep 25   In the year 1852 cornelis J Snijders, supreme commander of Dutch Navy (1910-18)   

Sep 27   George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, NY on this day in history.   

Sep 28   On this day in history johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer, dies at 60   

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   On this day in history william Ramsay, chemist   

Oct 11   On this day in history the University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.   

Oct 15   Wilhelm Posse, composer in the year 1852.   

Oct 16   On this day in history dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize   

Oct 22   Hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86 in the year 1852.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1852 birth of eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist (d. 1904)   

Jan 08   James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor (1920-21) was born on this day in history.   

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   Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1852 birth of frederick Hymen Cowen, composer   

Jan 29   Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor/playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1852 death of louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. 1809)   

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

Jan 25   On this day in history 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   On this day in history micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

Feb 25   On this day in history thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies   

Feb 27   In the year 1852 joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69   

Feb 29   John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies in the year 1852.