Historical Events In 1851

Feb 25   In the year 1851 ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53   

Mar 03   In the year 1851 congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3 cent piece)   

Mar 03   On this day in history congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3¢ piece)   

Mar 04   Michael Henkel, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1851.   

Mar 06   On this day in history alexander Aliabiev, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 06   Dion Boucicault's "Love in a Maze," premieres in London in the year 1851.   

Mar 07   On this day in history poll tax levied on Russo-Polish Jews entering Austrian Galicia ends   

Mar 11   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto", premieres in Venice in the year 1851.   

Mar 11   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto," premieres in Venice on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Jozef Surzynski, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14) in the year 1851.   

Mar 21   Yosemite Valley discovered in California on this day in history.   

Mar 27   In the year 1851 ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer   

Apr 06   In the year 1851 canadian postal service transferred from British control; sets uniform postal rate of 3 pence a letter.   

Apr 07   Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer in the year 1851.   

Apr 08   John Parry, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1851.   

Apr 09   In the year 1851 c E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (Neth Indies)   

Apr 12   Emil Liebling, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Earl G Andressy sentenced to death in Hungary in the year 1851.   

Apr 16   In the year 1851 ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist   

Apr 23   Canada issues its 1st postage stamps in the year 1851.   

Apr 23   Civil engineer Sandford Fleming 1827-1915 designs the red Three-Pence Beaver stamp issued this day; the Province of Canada's first regular postage stamp on this day in history.   

Apr 24   In the year 1851 eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Uruguaian writer (Ismael, Grito de Gloria)   

May 01   On this day in history great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London   

May 01   Great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace in the year 1851.   

May 03   In the year 1851 most of San Fransisco destroyed by fire; 30 die   

May 03   In the year 1851 most of SF destroyed by fire; 30 die   

May 04   1st major SF fire in the year 1851.   

May 04   On this day in history the first major San Fransisco fire   

May 06   Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine" in the year 1851.   

May 06   Linus Yale patents Yale-lock in the year 1851.   

May 06   New slave regulations go into effect in Suriname on this day in history.   

May 06   San Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts in the year 1851.   

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Jan 09   Giuseppi Gallignani, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1851 birth of theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer   

Jan 17   A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928) was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 19   In the year 1851 birth of david Starr Jordan, NY, biologist/university pres (Leland Stanford)   

Jan 19   Johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer was born in the year 1851.   

Jan 25   In the year 1851 birth of arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar)   

Jan 25   Jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1851 birth of rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega)   

Jan 10   In the year 1851 death of karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)   

Jan 12   Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805)   

Jan 21   On this day in history gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49   

Jan 24   In the year 1851 gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76   

Jan 27   John James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65 in the year 1851.   

Feb 01   In the year 1851 mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53   

Feb 16   Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 on this day in history.