Page 4: Historical Events In 1852

Aug 01   On this day in history sF Methodists establish first black church, Zion Methodist   

Aug 03   1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths on this day in history.   

Aug 03   First intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths in the year 1852.   

Aug 05   In the year 1852 frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53   

Aug 08   On this day in history barend Barendse, actor/director (Wandering Jew)   

Aug 11   Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Aug 15   In the year 1852 johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92   

Aug 20   On this day in history steamer "Atlantic" collided with fishing boat, sinks with 250 aboard   

Aug 21   Benedetto Junck, composer in the year 1852.   

Aug 21   In the year 1852 tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.   

Aug 21   Tlingit warriors destroy Hudson's Bay Company Fort Selkirk, Yukon after the HBC tries to break the Tlingit monopoly on trade with interior tribes in the year 1852.   

Aug 22   Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy) in the year 1852.   

Aug 30   On this day in history jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901)   

Aug 31   On this day in history georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister   

Sep 03   On this day in history anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm   

Sep 11   Olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Hubert H Asquith, premier Great Britain (L, 1908-16) on this day in history.   

Sep 14   18th Postmaster General: Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office in the year 1852.   

Sep 14   Arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Jan E Matzeliger, Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro) in the year 1852.   

Sep 23   In the year 1852 william Stewart Halsted, established 1st US surgical school   

Sep 24   On this day in history a new invention, the dirigible, is demonstrated   

Sep 24   Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight in the year 1852.   

Sep 25   Cornelis J Snijders, supreme commander of Dutch Navy (1910-18) in the year 1852.   

Sep 27   George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, NY in the year 1852.   

Sep 28   On this day in history johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer, dies at 60   

Sep 28   On this day in history john [Denton Pinkstone] French, Earl of Ypres/British field marshall   

Sep 30   Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist/composer on this day in history.   

Oct 02   William Ramsay, chemist on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1852 the University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.   

Oct 15   Wilhelm Posse, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize on this day in history.   

Oct 22   Hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist (d. 1904) was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 08   In the year 1852 birth of james Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)   

Jan 11   In the year 1852 birth of konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor (1920-21)   

Jan 12   Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne) was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 26   Frederick Corder, composer was born in the year 1852.   

Jan 26   In the year 1852 birth of pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa)   

Jan 29   In the year 1852 birth of frederick Hymen Cowen, composer   

Jan 29   Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor/playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. 1809) died in the year 1852.   

Jan 22   On this day in history george Rodwell, composer, dies at 51   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778)   

Feb 02   Francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49 in the year 1852.   

Feb 17   On this day in history micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

Feb 25   Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies in the year 1852.   

Feb 27   Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies in the year 1852.