Historical Events In 1856

Sep 23   In the year 1856 william Archer, Scotland, writer (Green Goddess)   

Sep 24   In the year 1856 henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies   

Sep 28   Edward Herbert Thompson, Mass, archaeologist (Mayan civilization) on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Andrejs Jurjans, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book & newspapers on this day in history.   

Oct 08   In the year 1856 chinese police board British vessel Arrow, arrest 12 Chinese crewmen on suspicion of piracy & lower Brit flag, begins 2nd Anglo-Chinese War   

Oct 10   In the year 1856 michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67   

Oct 15   R G Nivelle, French military man on this day in history.   

Oct 19   James Kelly & Jack Smith fight bareknuckle for 6h15m in Melbourne in the year 1856.   

Oct 20   In the year 1856 arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens   

Oct 24   In the year 1856 constitution of South Australia adopted   

Oct 27   In the year 1856 the Grand Trunk Railway opens its broad gauge line throughout between Montreal and Toronto. It was opened in sections as follows Montreal to Brockville - November 19, 1855. Oshawa to Toronto - August 11, 1856. Brockville to Oshawa - October 27, 1856. The first through train, consisting of 3 first class and 3 second class coaches, ran from Montreal (Point St. Charles) to Toronto (Don Station) and a similar train made the journey in the opposite direction.Departure was at 07 00 from Montreal and 07 30 from Toronto. The trains passed in the vicinity of Kingston Junction where a stop of 30 minutes occurred for lunch.   

Oct 27   In the year 1856 the Grand Trunk Railway opens its broad gauge line throughout between Montreal and Toronto. It was opened in sections as follows: Montreal to Brockville - November 19, 1855. Oshawa to Toronto - August 11, 1856. Brockville to Oshawa - October 27, 1856. The first through train, consisting of 3 first class and 3 second class coaches, ran from Montreal (Point St. Charles) to Toronto (Don Station) and a similar train made the journey in the opposite direction.Departure was at 07:00 from Montreal and 07:30 from Toronto. The trains passed in the vicinity of Kingston Junction where a stop of 30 minutes occurred for lunch.   

Oct 28   On this day in history franz Xavier Arens, composer   

Oct 29   In the year 1856 carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68   

Nov 03   A British fleet bombs Canton in the year 1856.   

Nov 04   James Buchanan elected US president in the year 1856.   

Nov 06   On this day in history nicholas Nikolajevitsj, ruler of Russia   

Nov 07   In the year 1856 semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878)   

Nov 13   On this day in history louis D Brandeis, Mass, 68th Supreme Court Justice (1916-39)   

Nov 16   In the year 1856 amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens   

Nov 17   On this day in history on the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase.   

Nov 17   William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1856.   

Nov 20   On this day in history cDR Andrew H. Foote lands at Canton, China, with 287 Sailors and Marines to stop attacks by Chinese on U.S. military and civilians.   

Nov 20   In the year 1856 farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81   

Nov 22   Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church in the year 1856.   

Nov 25   Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia) in the year 1856.   

Nov 28   In the year 1856 alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer   

Nov 29   In the year 1856 theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia   

Dec 02   On this day in history robert Kajanus, composer   

Dec 09   The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces on this day in history.   

Dec 11   On this day in history georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist   

Dec 18   Joseph John Thomson, Eng, physicist discovered electron (Nobel 1906) on this day in history.   

Dec 22   In the year 1856 frank Kellogg, Sec of State (1925-29), try to outlaw war (Nobel 1929)   

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Jan 06   On this day in history birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer   

Jan 09   Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born in the year 1856.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer   

Jan 11   Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1856 birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)   

Jan 05   Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 in the year 1856.   

Jan 11   In the year 1856 nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris in the year 1856.