Page 5: Historical Events In 1856

Sep 23   William Archer, Scotland, writer (Green Goddess) in the year 1856.   

Sep 24   Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies in the year 1856.   

Sep 28   Edward Herbert Thompson, Mass, archaeologist (Mayan civilization) in the year 1856.   

Sep 30   On this day in history andrejs Jurjans, composer   

Oct 07   Cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book & newspapers on this day in history.   

Oct 08   On this day in history chinese police board British vessel Arrow, arrest 12 Chinese crewmen on suspicion of piracy & lower Brit flag, begins 2nd Anglo-Chinese War   

Oct 10   Michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1856.   

Oct 15   R G Nivelle, French military man on this day in history.   

Oct 19   James Kelly & Jack Smith fight bareknuckle for 6h15m in Melbourne on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1856 constitution of South Australia adopted   

Oct 27   In the year 1856 the Grand Trunk Railway opens its broad gauge line throughout between Montreal and Toronto. It was opened in sections as follows Montreal to Brockville - November 19, 1855. Oshawa to Toronto - August 11, 1856. Brockville to Oshawa - October 27, 1856. The first through train, consisting of 3 first class and 3 second class coaches, ran from Montreal (Point St. Charles) to Toronto (Don Station) and a similar train made the journey in the opposite direction.Departure was at 07 00 from Montreal and 07 30 from Toronto. The trains passed in the vicinity of Kingston Junction where a stop of 30 minutes occurred for lunch.   

Oct 27   On this day in history the Grand Trunk Railway opens its broad gauge line throughout between Montreal and Toronto. It was opened in sections as follows: Montreal to Brockville - November 19, 1855. Oshawa to Toronto - August 11, 1856. Brockville to Oshawa - October 27, 1856. The first through train, consisting of 3 first class and 3 second class coaches, ran from Montreal (Point St. Charles) to Toronto (Don Station) and a similar train made the journey in the opposite direction.Departure was at 07:00 from Montreal and 07:30 from Toronto. The trains passed in the vicinity of Kingston Junction where a stop of 30 minutes occurred for lunch.   

Oct 28   In the year 1856 franz Xavier Arens, composer   

Oct 29   Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 in the year 1856.   

Nov 03   In the year 1856 a British fleet bombs Canton.   

Nov 04   James Buchanan elected US president on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Nicholas Nikolajevitsj, ruler of Russia in the year 1856.   

Nov 07   Semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878) on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Louis D Brandeis, Mass, 68th Supreme Court Justice (1916-39) in the year 1856.   

Nov 16   On this day in history amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens   

Nov 17   In the year 1856 on the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase.   

Nov 17   William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1856.   

Nov 20   On this day in history cDR Andrew H. Foote lands at Canton, China, with 287 Sailors and Marines to stop attacks by Chinese on U.S. military and civilians.   

Nov 20   Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Nov 22   Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church in the year 1856.   

Nov 25   In the year 1856 sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia)   

Nov 28   Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer in the year 1856.   

Nov 29   On this day in history theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia   

Dec 02   On this day in history robert Kajanus, composer   

Dec 09   The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces in the year 1856.   

Dec 11   On this day in history georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist   

Dec 18   Joseph John Thomson, Eng, physicist discovered electron (Nobel 1906) in the year 1856.   

Dec 22   On this day in history frank Kellogg, Sec of State (1925-29), try to outlaw war (Nobel 1929)   

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Jan 06   Giuseppe Martucci, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar) was born in the year 1856.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon (1st open heart operation)   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]   

Jan 12   In the year 1856 death of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)   

Jan 16   Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (b. 1795) died in the year 1856.   

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

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

Feb 08   On this day in history death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)   

Feb 17   Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.