Historical Events In 1857

Jun 26   In the year 1857 62 receive Victoria Cross   

Jun 26   In the year 1857 off Cap Rouge Quebec, the Steamer Montreal catches fire and sinks in 15 minutes in the St. Lawrence; left Quebec City at 5 pm a day earlier; 253 lives lost, mostly Scottish immigrants on their way to the west.   

Jun 27   On this day in history h Goldschmidt discovers asteroid #45 Eugenia   

Jun 28   On this day in history joseph Fischhof, composer, dies at 53   

Jun 29   On this day in history battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British)   

Jul 01   On this day in history roger Connor, 1st baseman (NY Giants)   

Jul 02   In the year 1857 francesco Spetrino, composer   

Jul 05   On this day in history clara Zetkin, German women's rights advocate/communist   

Jul 08   Rudolf Dellinger, composer in the year 1857.   

Jul 09   In the year 1857 frederik II W, grandduke of Baden (1907-18)   

Jul 11   Alfred Binet, French child psychologist on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Maytag, inventor (washing machine) in the year 1857.   

Jul 15   Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist/composer, dies at 66 in the year 1857.   

Jul 16   Pierre-Jean de Baranger, poet, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 16   In the year 1857 sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore   

Jul 18   Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French in the year 1857.   

Jul 21   A S C Wallis, [Adele SC von Antal-Opzoomer], Dutch writer in the year 1857.   

Jul 23   In the year 1857 french [M J Francois] Erens, lawyer/literary (Pursue Years)   

Jul 24   Henrik Pontoppidan, Denmark, writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917) in the year 1857.   

Jul 25   In the year 1857 joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer, dies at 54   

Jul 27   In the year 1857 ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge, orientalist/museum curator   

Jul 29   In the year 1857 charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino, dies at 54   

Jul 30   Thorstein Veblen, US, economist (Theory of the Leisure Class-1899) in the year 1857.   

Aug 01   In the year 1857 charles Turner, engraver, dies   

Aug 08   In the year 1857 cecile Chaminade, composer   

Aug 10   John Wilson Croker, politician in the year 1857.   

Aug 12   On this day in history william Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies   

Aug 21   First book published by an Australian female author Gertrude the Emigrant, by Caroline Atkinson in the year 1857.   

Aug 21   In the year 1857 first book published by an Australian female author: Gertrude the Emigrant, by Caroline Atkinson.   

Aug 21   In one of Australia's worst maritime disasters, 121 people drown when the Dunbar sinks off Sydney Heads; on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history the Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history thirty-one people die when ship Lady Bird collides with another vessel off the State of Victoria in Australia   

Sep 03   On this day in history m Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist/explorer, dies at 77   

Sep 10   James E Keeler, US, astronomer (rings of Saturn) in the year 1857.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 06   Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931) was born in the year 1857.   

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   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) was born in the year 1857.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)   

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

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

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

Feb 09   In the year 1857 death of dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798)   

Feb 10   David Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770) died in the year 1857.   

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

Feb 15   Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies in the year 1857.   

Feb 16   On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77