Page 5: Historical Events In 1856

Sep 23   William Archer, Scotland, writer (Green Goddess) on this day in history.   

Sep 24   In the year 1856 henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies   

Sep 28   Edward Herbert Thompson, Mass, archaeologist (Mayan civilization) on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Andrejs Jurjans, composer in the year 1856.   

Oct 07   In the year 1856 cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book & newspapers   

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

Oct 10   In the year 1856 michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67   

Oct 15   R G Nivelle, French military man in the year 1856.   

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 in the year 1856.   

Oct 24   Constitution of South Australia adopted on this day in history.   

Oct 27   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 in the year 1856.   

Oct 27   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 in the year 1856.   

Oct 28   On this day in history franz Xavier Arens, composer   

Oct 29   Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history a British fleet bombs Canton.   

Nov 04   In the year 1856 james Buchanan elected US president   

Nov 06   On this day in history nicholas Nikolajevitsj, ruler of Russia   

Nov 07   In the year 1856 semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878)   

Nov 13   Louis D Brandeis, Mass, 68th Supreme Court Justice (1916-39) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 17   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1856 farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81   

Nov 22   On this day in history heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church   

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

Nov 28   On this day in history alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer   

Nov 29   Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia in the year 1856.   

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   In the year 1856 georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist   

Dec 18   In the year 1856 joseph John Thomson, Eng, physicist discovered electron (Nobel 1906)   

Dec 22   In the year 1856 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of stevan Mokranjac, composer   

Jan 11   Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born in the year 1856.   

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   Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 in the year 1856.   

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

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41   

Jan 24   On this day in history death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)   

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 in the year 1856.