Page 5: Historical Events In 1857

Sep 11   On this day in history mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah   

Sep 12   423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC on this day in history.   

Sep 12   In the year 1857 423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC   

Sep 12   George H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1857 milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist   

Sep 15   The birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine in the year 1857.   

Sep 15   William Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice in the year 1857.   

Sep 16   In the year 1857 mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)   

Sep 16   On this day in history typesetting machine patent   

Sep 17   On this day in history konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research   

Sep 18   Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1857.   

Sep 23   On this day in history russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die   

Sep 25   Relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram begins in the year 1857.   

Sep 29   Conrad T van Deventer, lawyer/2nd-Member of parliament in the year 1857.   

Sep 30   In the year 1857 hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge)   

Sep 30   US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland & Jarvis Is south of Hawaii on this day in history.   

Sep 30   On this day in history uS occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is. south of Hawaii   

Oct 02   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) in the year 1857.   

Oct 04   Henry Schoenfeld, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 05   The City of Anaheim was founded in the year 1857.   

Oct 06   American Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC) in the year 1857.   

Oct 06   American Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC) in the year 1857.   

Oct 10   American Chess Association formed (NYC) in the year 1857.   

Oct 14   Elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos on this day in history.   

Oct 14   In the year 1857 ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33   

Oct 24   On this day in history world's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England   

Oct 24   World's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England in the year 1857.   

Oct 29   On this day in history conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

Oct 30   On this day in history john H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)   

Nov 02   Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff)   

Nov 05   Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy) in the year 1857.   

Nov 07   In the year 1857 charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of martha Carey Thomas, educator/president (Bryn Mawr College)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)   

Jan 06   William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)   

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)   

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

Jan 27   Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798) died in the year 1857.   

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   On this day in history mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

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