Historical Events In 1857

Sep 11   Mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah in the year 1857.   

Sep 12   On this day in history 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC   

Sep 12   On this day in history 423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC   

Sep 12   George H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1857 milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist   

Sep 15   In the year 1857 the birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President   

Sep 15   In the year 1857 timothy Alder patents typesetting machine   

Sep 15   William Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice in the year 1857.   

Sep 16   On this day in history mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)   

Sep 16   Typesetting machine patent in the year 1857.   

Sep 17   Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1857.   

Sep 23   On this day in history russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die   

Sep 25   Relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins in the year 1857.   

Sep 29   Conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament in the year 1857.   

Sep 30   On this day in history hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge)   

Sep 30   US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland & Jarvis Is south of Hawaii on this day in history.   

Sep 30   On this day in history uS occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is. south of Hawaii   

Oct 02   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) in the year 1857.   

Oct 04   In the year 1857 henry Schoenfeld, composer   

Oct 05   In the year 1857 the City of Anaheim was founded.   

Oct 06   On this day in history american Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC)   

Oct 06   On this day in history american Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC)   

Oct 10   American Chess Association formed (NYC) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   On this day in history elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos   

Oct 14   Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1857.   

Oct 24   In the year 1857 world's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England   

Oct 24   On this day in history world's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England   

Oct 29   In the year 1857 conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

Oct 30   In the year 1857 john H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)   

Nov 02   On this day in history joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex)   

Nov 03   In the year 1857 michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff)   

Nov 05   Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy) in the year 1857.   

Nov 07   Charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1857.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)   

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of william E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)   

Jan 17   Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 in the year 1857.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

Feb 15   On this day in history mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

Feb 16   In the year 1857 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77