Page 6: Historical Events In 1854

Oct 10   In the year 1854 uS Assay Office in New York City, NY opens   

Oct 10   In the year 1854 uS Assay Office in NY City, NY opens   

Oct 12   Lincoln University founded as Ashmun Institute in the year 1854.   

Oct 16   Karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist on this day in history.   

Oct 16   The birth of Oscar Wilde, Irish born novelist and playwright in the year 1854.   

Oct 17   In the year 1854 miners burn down Eureka Hotel, Ballarat, after court dismisses murder charges against hotelier James Bentley, accused of kicking a young miner to death   

Oct 17   On this day in history the Australian newspaper The Age, is published for the first time in Melbourne   

Oct 18   On this day in history bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket)   

Oct 20   In the year 1854 alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile)   

Oct 21   Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses were sent to the Crimean War in the year 1854.   

Oct 22   J Gotthelf, writer, dies at 57 in the year 1854.   

Oct 23   The Times give precise British positions in Krim in the year 1854.   

Oct 24   In the year 1854 hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte)   

Oct 25   In the year 1854 charge of Light Brigade (Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War), 409 die   

Oct 25   In the year 1854 the Charge of the Light Brigade takes place during the Crimean War.   

Oct 25   The infamous 'Charge of the Light Brigade' takes place at Balaklava,during the Crimean War in the year 1854.   

Oct 26   On this day in history august T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam)   

Oct 28   James P Carrell, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1854.   

Oct 31   Georg A Erman, German Egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt) on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Cobblestone paving of Washington St between Dupont & Kearny starts on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Lighthouse established on Alcatraz Island on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Lighthouse forms on Alcatraz Island on this day in history.   

Nov 05   ... Soimonov, Russian general, dies in battle of Inkermann in the year 1854.   

Nov 05   Crimean War: British & French defeat Russian force of 50,000 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   John Phillip Sousa, Wash DC, march king (Stars & Stripes Forever) in the year 1854.   

Nov 06   In the year 1854 the birth of John Philip Sousa, American composer and conductor   

Nov 09   On this day in history franz Liszt's "Fest-Long," premieres   

Nov 09   In the year 1854 joseph Miroslav Weber, composer   

Nov 13   "New Era" sinks off NJ coast with loss of 300 on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 1854 george Whitfield Chadwick, Lowell Mass, composer (Judi Van Winke)   

Nov 13   On this day in history the ship "New Era" sinks off NJ coast with loss of 300   

Nov 15   In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is given the necessary royal concession in the year 1854.   

Nov 16   Jules van de Heuvel, Belgian lawyer/politician on this day in history.   

Nov 17   Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17) in the year 1854.   

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Jan 01   James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1854 birth of sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921)   

Jan 10   Peter Gast, composer was born in the year 1854.   

Jan 18   Thomas A Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant (Telephone) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian was born on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician was born on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1854 death of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768)   

Jan 09   Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 in the year 1854.   

Jan 18   On this day in history juda Turo, American philanthropist, dies   

Feb 04   In the year 1854 carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66   

Feb 17   Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1854 caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80   

Mar 11   On this day in history death of willard Richards, American religious leader (b. 1804)   

Apr 06   In the year 1854 william Strickland, US architect, dies