Page 3: Historical Events In 1858

Apr 10   The original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonne bell for the Tower of London is cast in Stockton-on-Tees by Warner's of Cripplegate. This however cracked during testing and was recasted into the 13.76 tonne bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry and is still in use to date in the year 1858.   

Apr 12   1st US billiards championship (Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit) in the year 1858.   

Apr 13   John Quinn's Peninsula Hotel destroyed when storm cuts channel through peninsula, creating Toronto Island in the year 1858.   

Apr 15   On this day in history anton G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch painter/lithographer/etcher   

Apr 15   Battle of Azimghur, Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists on this day in history.   

Apr 16   Johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87 in the year 1858.   

Apr 16   The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up on this day in history.   

Apr 19   May Robson, [Mary J Robison], Melbourne Aust, actress (Apple Annie) in the year 1858.   

Apr 20   Auguste Chapuis, composer in the year 1858.   

Apr 22   In the year 1858 ethel Mary Smyth, composer   

Apr 23   In the year 1858 max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918)   

Apr 23   The birth of Max Planck, German physicist in the year 1858.   

Apr 30   On this day in history mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison, 1st lady (1889-1893)   

May 01   On this day in history anthony Johnson Showalter, composer   

May 04   War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz on this day in history.   

May 04   War of the Reform (México); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz in the year 1858.   

May 06   Georges Adolphe Hue, composer on this day in history.   

May 08   In the year 1858 john Brown holds antislavery convention   

May 08   John Meade Falkner, novelist (Moonfleet) on this day in history.   

May 10   Frederick Zech Jr, composer in the year 1858.   

May 11   Carl Hauptmann, writer in the year 1858.   

May 11   On this day in history minnesota admitted as 32nd US state   

May 11   Minnesota becomes the 32nd state of the Union (USA) on this day in history.   

May 15   On this day in history royal Italian Opera opens in Covent Garden London   

May 16   On this day in history frank Lynes, composer   

May 19   Roland Napoleon Bonaparte, French officer/traveller (Surinam) in the year 1858.   

May 21   On this day in history jose Battle Ordonez, Uruguay, politician   

May 22   In the year 1858 confederación Granadina (now Colombia) forms   

May 22   In the year 1858 confederación Granadina (now Colombia) forms   

May 24   On this day in history johan C Braakensiek, political cartoonist (Green Amsterdammer)   

May 28   Dion Boucicault's "Foul Play" premieres in London on this day in history.   

May 28   On this day in history dion Boucicault's "Foul Play," premieres in London   

May 30   Hudson Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked in the year 1858.   

May 30   In the year 1858 hudson's Bay Co rights to Vancouver Island revoked   

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Jan 05   In the year 1858 birth of gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)   

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

Jan 10   Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1858 birth of harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)   

Jan 13   Oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 19   In the year 1858 birth of eugene Brieux, French playwright (Blanchette, Lesson Avaries)   

Jan 03   On this day in history rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], Fr singer/actress (Muse), dies at 36   

Jan 05   On this day in history johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91   

Jan 07   Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91 in the year 1858.   

Jan 08   On this day in history friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

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   On this day in history death of coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778)   

Feb 16   Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 in the year 1858.