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What Happened In January 1857 In History

Historical Events for January, 1857

  • 9th » The 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake known as Fort Tejon earthquake strikes California, registering an estimated magnitude of 7.9.
  • 24th » The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully-fledged university in South Asia.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1857

  • 2nd » M. Carey Thomas, American educator and activist (d. 1935)
  • 6th » Hugh Mahon, Irish-Australian politician (d. 1931)
  • 6th » William Russell (governor) e.g William E. Russell, American politician, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
  • 11th » Fred Archer (jockey) e.g Fred Archer, English jockey (d. 1886)
  • 17th » Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (d. 1941)
  • 17th » Eugene Augustin Lauste, French-American inventor (d. 1935)
  • 23rd » Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist (d. 1936)
  • 28th » William Seward Burroughs I, American businessman, founded the Burroughs Corporation (d. 1898)
  • 31st » George Jackson Churchward, English engineer (d. 1933)

Famous Deaths for January 1857

  • 27th » Dorothea Lieven, Latvian wife of Christopher Lieven (b. 1785)

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