Historical Events In 1856

Jul 16   Statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem on this day in history.   

Jul 17   On this day in history sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila)   

Jul 21   Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) in the year 1856.   

Jul 23   Arthur H Bird, composer in the year 1856.   

Jul 26   On this day in history george Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)   

Jul 26   On this day in history the birth of George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright   

Jul 29   Robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

Jul 30   On this day in history richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith)   

Jul 31   Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1856 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59   

Aug 05   Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1856.   

Aug 10   Hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana in the year 1856.   

Aug 10   Hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana in the year 1856.   

Aug 10   On this day in history paul Geisler, composer   

Aug 12   On this day in history anthony Fass patents accordion   

Aug 14   William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies in the year 1856.   

Aug 15   J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament in the year 1856.   

Aug 17   In the year 1856 violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)   

Aug 18   In the year 1856 charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer   

Aug 20   On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]   

Aug 20   In the year 1856 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80   

Aug 20   In the year 1856 wilberforce University forms in Ohio   

Aug 21   On this day in history america's first consul to Japan, Townsend Harris, arrives in Shimoda. (Traditional Japanese date: July 21, 1856)   

Aug 21   On this day in history peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64   

Aug 24   Felix Mottl, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 27   In the year 1856 iwan Franko, writer   

Aug 31   In the year 1856 nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer   

Sep 01   On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania)   

Sep 02   Tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion in the year 1856.   

Sep 03   On this day in history louis Henri Sullivan, Boston Mass, father of modern US architecture   

Sep 05   On this day in history jacobus C J Hermans, actor (7th Command)   

Sep 12   Johann Heinrich Beck, composer in the year 1856.   

Sep 14   On this day in history battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders   

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Jan 06   In the year 1856 birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer   

Jan 09   Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 09   Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer   

Jan 12   John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 18   Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 05   In the year 1856 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67   

Jan 11   Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1856 death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)   

Jan 16   In the year 1856 death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)   

Jan 17   On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41   

Jan 24   Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1856.   

Feb 08   Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died in the year 1856.   

Feb 17   In the year 1856 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris