1857 Calendar
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1857 Historical Event(s)
January 24, 1857
– The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully-fledged university in south Asia.
March 21, 1857
– An earthquake in Tokyo, Japan kills over 100,000.
May 6, 1857
– The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence.
May 26, 1857
– Dred Scott is emancipated by the Blow family, his original owners.
June 6, 1857
– Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway.
July 18, 1857
– Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall’s war against the French.
August 24, 1857
– The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
September 11, 1857
– The Mountain Meadows Massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
September 20, 1857
– The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.
October 24, 1857
– Sheffield F.C., the world’s first football club, is founded in Sheffield, England.
Who Were Born On 1857?
January 17, 1857
– Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (d. 1941)
January 23, 1857
– Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian seismologist (d. 1936)
February 22, 1857
– Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, British soldier, author, and founder of the Scout movement (d. 1941)
April 27, 1857
– Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (d. 1914)
July 5, 1857
– Clara Zetkin, German socialist (d. 1933)
July 27, 1857
– José Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican politician (d. 1921)
August 15, 1857
– Albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)
August 29, 1857
– Sandford Schultz, English cricketer (d. 1937)
September 18, 1857
– John Hessin Clarke, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1945)
November 29, 1857
– Theodor Escherich, German pediatrician (d. 1911)