Historical Events In 1858

Jan 01   In the year 1858 canada begins using decimal currency system   

Jan 03   Rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], Fr singer/actress (Muse), dies at 36 in the year 1858.   

Jan 05   On this day in history gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)   

Jan 05   Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91   

Jan 08   In the year 1858 friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

Jan 09   In the year 1858 anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide.   

Jan 13   In the year 1858 oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)   

Jan 14   French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed in the year 1858.   

Jan 14   Several people are killed when Italian revolutionary Felice Orsini throws bombs at Napoleon III in Paris in a failed assassination attempt on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1858 giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter   

Jan 17   Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra) on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries)   

Jan 22   Beatrice Potter Webb, England, economist in the year 1858.   

Jan 25   Giuseppi Radiciotti, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" first played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Mendelssohn's Wedding March is performed for the first time in public, as the daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria marries the Prussian Crown Prince on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49 in the year 1858.   

Jan 27   In the year 1858 neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer   

Jan 28   John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry in the year 1858.   

Jan 30   In the year 1858 charles Hallé founds Hallé Orchestra in Manchester   

Jan 30   Charles Halle founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester on this day in history.   

Jan 30   William Wells Brown published first Black drama, "Leap to Freedom" on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history douglas Law goes into effect in British Columbia; miners required to buy licenses to search for gold in the Fraser Valley.   

Feb 11   In the year 1858 1st apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France   

Feb 11   First apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Sir Richard Burton & John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Sir Richard Burton &John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa in the year 1858.   

Feb 14   On this day in history charles Beach Hawley, composer   

Feb 15   William Pickering, Boston, astronomer (9th & 10th moons of Saturn) on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Laurence "Lon" Myers, US, track star (top US miler) in the year 1858.   

Feb 17   Ernest Ford, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)   

Jan 07   Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language (d. 1922) was born in the year 1858.   

Jan 10   Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1858.   

Jan 11   Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931) was born in the year 1858.   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra)   

Jan 19   Eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], Fr singer/actress (Muse), dies at 36 in the year 1858.   

Jan 05   In the year 1858 johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91   

Jan 07   Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1858.   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798)   

Jan 27   In the year 1858 gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49   

Jan 30   In the year 1858 death of coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778)   

Feb 16   In the year 1858 georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86