Page 4: Historical Events In 1851

Jul 19   Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer (head of Jut) on this day in history.   

Jul 23   Charles Bannerman, Aussie cricket batsman (1st centurion) in the year 1851.   

Jul 23   Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians & US in the year 1851.   

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

Jul 28   In the year 1851 first ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made   

Jul 28   Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph in the year 1851.   

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

Jul 29   On this day in history annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.   

Aug 03   In the year 1851 isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader   

Aug 12   In the year 1851 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   In the year 1851 john Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1851 henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist   

Aug 19   In the year 1851 frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11)   

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) in the year 1851.   

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

Aug 29   In the year 1851 willem M d'Ablaing, Dutch lawyer   

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

Sep 13   In the year 1851 walter Reed, US Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever   

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

Sep 15   Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the year 1851.   

Sep 18   On this day in history new York Times publishes for the first time   

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

Sep 18   In the year 1851 nY Times starts publishing   

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

Sep 28   Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Judah) on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 02   In the year 1851 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   George F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament) on this day in history.   

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Jan 09   On this day in history birth of giuseppi Gallignani, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) died in the year 1851.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1851 death of esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805)   

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

Feb 16   Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 in the year 1851.