Historical Events In 1856
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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