Historical Events In 1851

Jul 19   On this day in history hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer (head of Jut)   

Jul 23   Charles Bannerman, Aussie cricket batsman (1st centurion) on this day in history.   

Jul 23   Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians & US on this day in history.   

Jul 24   On this day in history window tax abolished in Britain   

Jul 28   First ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1851 total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph   

Jul 29   A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #15 Eunomia on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1851 annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.   

Aug 03   On this day in history isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader   

Aug 12   On this day in history 1st America's Cup-US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora   

Aug 12   In the year 1851 isaac Singer granted patent for his sewing machine   

Aug 13   John Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937 on this day in history.   

Aug 15   In the year 1851 [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat)   

Aug 17   Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist in the year 1851.   

Aug 19   Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Gold fields discovered in Australia in the year 1851.   

Aug 22   Yacht "America" wins first Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup) on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1851 [Willem] Alexander KHF, prince of Orange/Netherlands   

Aug 29   Willem M d'Ablaing, Dutch lawyer in the year 1851.   

Sep 04   On this day in history john Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house member   

Sep 13   Walter Reed, US Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever in the year 1851.   

Sep 15   Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish countess/writer (Sirena Negra) in the year 1851.   

Sep 15   On this day in history saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   

Sep 18   New York Times publishes for the first time on this day in history.   

Sep 18   New York Times starts publishing (2 cents a copy) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   NY Times starts publishing in the year 1851.   

Sep 22   The city of Des Moines, Iowa was incorporated as Fort Des Moines in the year 1851.   

Sep 28   On this day in history henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Judah)   

Oct 01   1st Hawaiian stamps issued in the year 1851.   

Oct 01   The first Hawaiian stamps issued in the year 1851.   

Oct 02   On this day in history ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I   

Oct 02   The pasilalinic-sympathetic compass is demonstrated but proves to be a fake in the year 1851.   

Oct 15   On this day in history george F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament)   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer   

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 in the year 1851.   

Jan 27   On this day in history birth of rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega)   

Jan 10   Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) died on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1851 johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72   

Jan 19   Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805) died in the year 1851.   

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

Jan 24   Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history john James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65   

Feb 01   On this day in history mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53   

Feb 16   In the year 1851 anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95