Historical Events In 1857

Jan 02   In the year 1857 frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)   

Jan 06   Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania   

Jan 08   On this day in history dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC   

Jan 09   7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif   

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) in the year 1857.   

Jan 11   In the year 1857 fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)   

Jan 15   In the year 1857 1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain   

Jan 15   The first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain in the year 1857.   

Jan 17   In the year 1857 eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 18   Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I) on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

Jan 22   On this day in history national Association of Baseball Players founded, NY   

Jan 23   Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity) in the year 1857.   

Jan 24   In the year 1857 the University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia.   

Jan 27   In the year 1857 dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72   

Feb 01   Influenza in Europe, North America, South America in the year 1857.   

Feb 01   Smallpox in Victoria, Australia in the year 1857.   

Feb 01   Yellow fever in Portugal in the year 1857.   

Feb 02   On this day in history jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96) on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1857 mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

Feb 16   Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 in the year 1857.   

Feb 16   Gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC) on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo in the year 1857.   

Feb 18   On this day in history max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor   

Feb 21   Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US in the year 1857.   

Feb 21   In the year 1857 jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907)   

Feb 21   US issues flying eagle cents in the year 1857.   

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Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 02   In the year 1857 birth of martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College)   

Jan 06   In the year 1857 birth of hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)   

Jan 06   William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1857 birth of fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)   

Jan 17   Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 17   Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 20   In the year 1857 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

Jan 27   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 in the year 1857.   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1857 death of david Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770)   

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 in the year 1857.