Page 4: Historical Events In 1856

Jul 16   On this day in history statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem   

Jul 17   On this day in history sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila)   

Jul 21   Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1856 arthur H Bird, composer   

Jul 26   George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925) on this day in history.   

Jul 26   In the year 1856 the birth of George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright   

Jul 29   On this day in history robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46   

Jul 30   Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith) in the year 1856.   

Jul 31   Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city on this day in history.   

Aug 04   Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1856.   

Aug 05   On this day in history rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

Aug 10   Hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana in the year 1856.   

Aug 10   Paul Geisler, composer in the year 1856.   

Aug 12   Anthony Fass patents accordion in the year 1856.   

Aug 14   On this day in history william Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies   

Aug 15   In the year 1856 j Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament   

Aug 17   Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]   

Aug 20   Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1856.   

Aug 20   Wilberforce University forms in Ohio on this day in history.   

Aug 21   America's first consul to Japan, Townsend Harris, arrives in Shimoda. (Traditional Japanese date: July 21, 1856) in the year 1856.   

Aug 21   Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Felix Mottl, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history iwan Franko, writer   

Aug 31   In the year 1856 nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer   

Sep 01   On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania)   

Sep 02   Tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Louis Henri Sullivan, Boston Mass, father of modern US architecture in the year 1856.   

Sep 05   On this day in history jacobus C J Hermans, actor (7th Command)   

Sep 12   In the year 1856 johann Heinrich Beck, composer   

Sep 14   On this day in history battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders   

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Jan 06   Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)   

Jan 09   Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 11   In the year 1856 birth of christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer   

Jan 12   John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of j. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)   

Jan 18   Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1856 nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)   

Jan 16   Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1856 death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)   

Feb 08   In the year 1856 death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)   

Feb 17   In the year 1856 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris