Page 5: Historical Events In 1857

Sep 11   On this day in history mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah   

Sep 12   In the year 1857 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   On this day in history george H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter   

Sep 13   Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist on this day in history.   

Sep 15   The birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 18   On this day in history karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72   

Sep 23   Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die on this day in history.   

Sep 25   In the year 1857 relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins   

Sep 29   Conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1857 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   On this day in history henry Schoenfeld, composer   

Oct 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1857 american Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC)   

Oct 10   In the year 1857 american Chess Association formed (NYC)   

Oct 14   In the year 1857 elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos   

Oct 14   In the year 1857 ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33   

Oct 24   World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England on this day in history.   

Oct 24   World's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England in the year 1857.   

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   Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff) in the year 1857.   

Nov 05   Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy) on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1857 charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62   

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1857 birth of henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)   

Jan 11   Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys) was born in the year 1857.   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1857 birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)   

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

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

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