Historical Events In 1857

Jan 02   Frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston) on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn   

Jan 06   Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania in the year 1857.   

Jan 08   On this day in history dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC   

Jan 09   7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif   

Jan 09   Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights) on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)   

Jan 15   On this day in history 1st first-class game in Sydney, NSW v Vic at The Domain   

Jan 15   On this day in history the first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain   

Jan 17   On this day in history eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 18   Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I) on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1857 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

Jan 22   National Association of Baseball Players founded, NY on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity)   

Jan 24   In the year 1857 the University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia.   

Jan 27   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 in the year 1857.   

Feb 01   Influenza in Europe, North America, South America in the year 1857.   

Feb 01   Smallpox in Victoria, Australia on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Yellow fever in Portugal on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1857 félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65   

Feb 09   On this day in history johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education   

Feb 12   Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96) in the year 1857.   

Feb 14   Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

Feb 16   Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC) in the year 1857.   

Feb 17   Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo on this day in history.   

Feb 18   On this day in history max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor   

Feb 21   Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907) on this day in history.   

Feb 21   US issues flying eagle cents on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of frederick Opper, cartoonist (Maud, Alphonse & Gaston)   

Jan 02   Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1857 birth of william E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   In the year 1857 birth of henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)   

Jan 11   In the year 1857 birth of fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)   

Jan 17   In the year 1857 birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

Jan 17   Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 in the year 1857.   

Feb 09   Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1857 death of david Thompson, Canadian explorer (b. 1770)   

Feb 14   In the year 1857 johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

Feb 15   In the year 1857 mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

Feb 16   On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77