Historical Events In 1854

Aug 09   In the year 1854 frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57   

Aug 09   Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden" in the year 1854.   

Aug 10   J Scott Lidgett, London, theologist in the year 1854.   

Aug 12   Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith in the year 1854.   

Aug 16   In the year 1854 duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies   

Aug 20   Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79 in the year 1854.   

Aug 22   Milan I, King of Serbia in the year 1854.   

Aug 23   Moritz Moszkowski, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 24   In the year 1854 national emigration convention meets in Cleveland   

Aug 24   On this day in history nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer   

Aug 29   On this day in history self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay)   

Aug 30   On this day in history john Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels   

Sep 01   In the year 1854 engelbert Humperdinck, Germany, opera composer (Parisfal)   

Sep 04   English/French assault on Petropavlovsk Kamchatka in the year 1854.   

Sep 08   Willem M van Rossum, Dutch cardinal/prefect of Propaganda File in the year 1854.   

Sep 10   On this day in history anton CR Dreesmann, German/Neth manufacturer (Vroom & Dreesman)   

Sep 14   In the year 1854 allied armies, including those of Britain & France, land in Crimea   

Sep 17   Hans Muller, music historian on this day in history.   

Sep 19   On this day in history henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car   

Sep 20   Battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history british and French defeat Russians at Alma, in the Crimea   

Sep 23   In the year 1854 cornelis W Lely, Dutch engineer/gov of Suriname (1902-05)   

Sep 27   On this day in history steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people on board   

Sep 27   On this day in history the steamship liner Arctic sinks in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 300 people   

Sep 28   Adam Sedgwick, Norwich England, English zoologist (Peripatus) on this day in history.   

Sep 29   Martin Pluddemann, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 01   On this day in history the watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American System of Watch Manufacturing.   

Oct 03   William Crawford Gorgas, US, Surgeon-Gen, help cure yellow fever on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair in the year 1854.   

Oct 04   In the year 1854 honest Abe Lincoln made his first great political speech while attending the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.   

Oct 06   The Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead started shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Christiaan R de Wet, South Africa, Boer General (Nicholsonsnek) in the year 1854.   

Oct 09   the siege of Sebastopol begins in the year 1854.   

Oct 10   On this day in history jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)   

Jan 06   Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle) was born in the year 1854.   

Jan 09   Jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Peter Gast, composer was born in the year 1854.   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone)   

Jan 29   Willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian was born on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician was born in the year 1854.   

Feb 09   In the year 1854 birth of edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party)   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768)   

Jan 09   Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1854 carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66   

Feb 17   In the year 1854 hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

Mar 06   On this day in history caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80   

Mar 11   In the year 1854 death of willard Richards, American religious leader (b. 1804)   

Apr 06   William Strickland, US architect, dies in the year 1854.