Historical Events In 1858

Aug 27   Lincoln and Douglas debate at Freeport, IL on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1858 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month   

Sep 01   The first transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Moritz G, [Moses] Saphir, Hungarian journalist, dies at 63 in the year 1858.   

Sep 08   On this day in history lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people   

Sep 09   On this day in history benjamin Kidel, English Sudan (Control of the Tropics)   

Sep 10   On this day in history henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44   

Sep 10   On this day in history john Holden hits 1st recorded HR (Bkln vs NY)   

Sep 11   Alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter/sculptor on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1858 catherinus Elling, composer   

Sep 13   On this day in history hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire & sinks, 471 die   

Sep 15   Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer/hermit in the year 1858.   

Sep 16   1st overland mail for California on this day in history.   

Sep 16   In the year 1858 andrew Bonar Law, British PM (C, 1922-23)   

Sep 16   In the year 1858 first overland mail for California   

Sep 17   Dred Scott, US slave (REV-decision Supreme court), dies in the year 1858.   

Sep 25   In the year 1858 emmeline Pankhurst-Goulden, English feminist   

Sep 27   Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician, founder of symbolic logic in the year 1858.   

Sep 28   Donati's comet becomes 1st to be photographed on this day in history.   

Sep 28   On this day in history donati's comet becomes the first to be photographed   

Sep 29   Leopoldo Mugnone, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 05   In the year 1858 heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of queen Victoria   

Oct 09   Gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips) in the year 1858.   

Oct 10   Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German author/poet/diplomat, dies at 73 in the year 1858.   

Oct 12   On this day in history ando Hiroshige, Japanese painter, dies at 61   

Oct 15   Frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 21   On this day in history in Paris, the Can-Can is 1st performed   

Oct 21   On this day in history ramabai Dongre' Medhavi, India, social reformer   

Oct 26   On this day in history hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine   

Oct 26   Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1858.   

Oct 27   RH Macy & Co opens 1st store, (6th Ave-NYC) Gross receipts $1106 on this day in history.   

Oct 27   The birth of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States in the year 1858.   

Oct 27   Theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906) on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   In the year 1858 birth of gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)   

Jan 07   Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language (d. 1922) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1858.   

Jan 11   Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947) was born in the year 1858.   

Jan 13   In the year 1858 birth of oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)   

Jan 15   Giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra)   

Jan 19   Eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1858 rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], Fr singer/actress (Muse), dies at 36   

Jan 05   In the year 1858 johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91   

Jan 07   In the year 1858 willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91   

Jan 08   In the year 1858 friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

Jan 09   Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1858 gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49   

Jan 30   Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778) died on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1858 georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86