Page 5: Historical Events In 1852

Oct 23   Jean-Louis Forain, French etcher/lithographer in the year 1852.   

Oct 24   On this day in history daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70   

Oct 28   In the year 1852 gerhard M Roentgen, founder Fijenoord dockyard, dies at 57   

Oct 31   In the year 1852 mary E W Freeman, US writer (Revolt of Mother)   

Nov 02   Franklin Pierce elected as president of US in the year 1852.   

Nov 03   Mutsuhito, 122nd emperor of Japan (1867-1912) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Count Camillo Benso di Cavour becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history the American Society of Civil Engineers is organized.   

Nov 07   Bohdan Borkowski, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1852 georg Hellmesberger, composer, dies at 22   

Nov 18   Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 1852 state funeral of duke of Wellington (London)   

Nov 20   In the year 1852 charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks & Faces," premieres in London   

Nov 21   Duke U, founded in 1838 as Union Institute chartered as Normal College on this day in history.   

Nov 21   On this day in history francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer   

Nov 22   August Alexander Klengel, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1852.   

Nov 22   Paul H B d'Estornelles de Constant, French diplomat/pacifist in the year 1852.   

Nov 23   Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30' (9m) on this day in history.   

Nov 25   Johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria in the year 1852.   

Nov 29   On this day in history paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer   

Dec 01   In the year 1852 telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands   

Dec 02   2nd French empire established; Louis Napoleon becomes emperor on this day in history.   

Dec 05   On this day in history thomas Linnemann Laub, composer   

Dec 08   Gustav Freytag's "Die Journalisten," premieres in Breslau in the year 1852.   

Dec 15   On this day in history antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903)   

Dec 16   Andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59 in the year 1852.   

Dec 16   In the year 1852 the Evening Star newspaper begins publication in Washington, DC.   

Dec 17   1st Hawaiian cavalry organized on this day in history.   

Dec 17   In the year 1852 the first Hawaiian cavalry organized   

Dec 18   Gaetano Coronaro, composer in the year 1852.   

Dec 19   A[lbert] A Michelson, Strelno Prussia, US physicist (Nobel 1907) in the year 1852.   

Dec 23   In the year 1852 1st Chinese theater in US, Celestial John, opens in San Francisco   

Dec 23   First Chinese theater in US, Celestial John, opens in San Francisco on this day in history.   

Dec 26   New Brunswick-built ship Marco Polo arrives backin Liverpool England from Melbourne, Australia in 140 days, a trip that sually took 240 days; declared the fastest ship in the world; 1883 wrecked when grounded in a gale off Cavendish, PEI on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist (d. 1904)   

Jan 08   James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 26   Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1852 death of fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778)   

Feb 02   Francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1852 micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

Feb 25   In the year 1852 thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies   

Feb 27   Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1852.   

Feb 29   In the year 1852 john Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies