Historical Events In 1857
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Jan 02 Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) on this day in history.
Jan 06 In the year 1857 patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn
Jan 06 Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania in the year 1857.
Jan 08 Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC on this day in history.
Jan 09 On this day in history 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA
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 In the year 1857 the first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain
Jan 17 Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) in the year 1857.
Jan 18 Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I) on this day in history.
Jan 20 Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.
Jan 22 On this day in history national Association of Baseball Players founded, NY
Jan 23 Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity) on this day in history.
Jan 24 On this day in history the University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia.
Jan 27 Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.
Feb 01 In the year 1857 influenza in Europe, North America, South America
Feb 01 On this day in history smallpox in Victoria, Australia
Feb 01 Yellow fever in Portugal on this day in history.
Feb 02 Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector 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 Johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education in the year 1857.
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 Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies on this day in history.
Feb 16 In the year 1857 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77
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 In the year 1857 insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo
Feb 18 In the year 1857 max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor
Feb 21 In the year 1857 congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US
Feb 21 On this day in history jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907)
Feb 21 US issues flying eagle cents in the year 1857.