Historical Events In 1856

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

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

Sep 28   In the year 1856 edward Herbert Thompson, Mass, archaeologist (Mayan civilization)   

Sep 30   Andrejs Jurjans, composer on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1856.   

Oct 10   Michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 15   In the year 1856 r G Nivelle, French military man   

Oct 19   On this day in history james Kelly & Jack Smith fight bareknuckle for 6h15m in Melbourne   

Oct 20   In the year 1856 arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens   

Oct 24   Constitution of South Australia adopted in the year 1856.   

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 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   A British fleet bombs Canton on this day in history.   

Nov 04   On this day in history james Buchanan elected US president   

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

Nov 07   On this day in history semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878)   

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

Nov 16   In the year 1856 amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens   

Nov 17   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 in the year 1856.   

Nov 17   William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Nov 20   In the year 1856 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 in the year 1856.   

Nov 22   In the year 1856 heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church   

Nov 25   On this day in history sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia)   

Nov 28   In the year 1856 alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer   

Nov 29   Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia on this day in history.   

Dec 02   On this day in history robert Kajanus, composer   

Dec 09   On this day in history the Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces.   

Dec 11   Georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist in the year 1856.   

Dec 18   Joseph John Thomson, Eng, physicist discovered electron (Nobel 1906) on this day in history.   

Dec 22   Frank Kellogg, Sec of State (1925-29), try to outlaw war (Nobel 1929) in the year 1856.   

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Jan 06   In the year 1856 birth of giuseppe Martucci, composer   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)   

Jan 09   In the year 1856 birth of lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)   

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

Jan 11   Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) was born in the year 1856.   

Jan 14   J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919) was born in the year 1856.   

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris