Historical Events In 1856

Jul 16   In the year 1856 statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem   

Jul 17   Sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila) on this day in history.   

Jul 21   Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) in the year 1856.   

Jul 23   On this day in history arthur H Bird, composer   

Jul 26   George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925) in the year 1856.   

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

Jul 29   In the year 1856 robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46   

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

Jul 31   On this day in history christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.   

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

Aug 05   Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1856 hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana   

Aug 10   On this day in history hurricane washes away 300 in Louisiana   

Aug 10   Paul Geisler, composer in the year 1856.   

Aug 12   Anthony Fass patents accordion in the year 1856.   

Aug 14   William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 15   J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)   

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

Aug 20   Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1] in the year 1856.   

Aug 20   On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80   

Aug 20   Wilberforce University forms in Ohio in the year 1856.   

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 in the year 1856.   

Aug 27   On this day in history iwan Franko, writer   

Aug 31   Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer in the year 1856.   

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

Sep 02   On this day in history tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China.   

Sep 02   Yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion in the year 1856.   

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

Sep 05   Jacobus C J Hermans, actor (7th Command) in the year 1856.   

Sep 12   Johann Heinrich Beck, composer on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)   

Jan 09   Stevan Mokranjac, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1856 birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)   

Jan 05   On this day in history pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67   

Jan 11   Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23] on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   In the year 1856 death of thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795)   

Jan 17   In the year 1856 thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41   

Jan 24   Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) died on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris in the year 1856.