Inventor Cyrus McCormick (48) weds Nancy Fowler
Inventor Cyrus McCormick (48) weds Nancy Fowler
Year in History
Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1858. This year saw 56 significant events. 7 notable figures were born. 2 notable figures passed away.
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1858 Timeline
Inventor Cyrus McCormick (48) weds Nancy Fowler
Inventor Cyrus McCormick (48) weds Nancy Fowler
US President Millard Fillmore (58) weds Caroline Carmichael (43) in Albany, New York
US President Millard Fillmore (58) weds Caroline Carmichael (43) in Albany, New York
First vision of the Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France
The Song of Bernadette (German: Das Lied von Bernadette) is a 1941 novel that tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who, from February to July 1858 reported eighteen visions of the Blessed…
Big Ben, a 13.76-tonne bell, is recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" accepting Illinois Republican Party's nomination for
Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" accepting Illinois Republican Party's nomination for the Senate
Norwegian modernist playwright "The Doll's House" Henrik Ibsen (30) marries Suzannah Thoresen (21) in Oslo
Norwegian modernist playwright "The Doll's House" Henrik Ibsen (30) marries Suzannah Thoresen (21) in Oslo
Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society renders audience
Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society renders audience awestruck and silent [1]
The Government of India is transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown
The Government of India Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. 106) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed on 2 August 1858.
Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs US President James Buchanan for the first time via transatlantic telegraph cable; he
Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs US President James Buchanan for the first time via transatlantic telegraph cable; he replies, "It is a triumph more glorious, because far more useful to mankind, than was ever won by conqueror on the field of battle"
Jacques Offenbach's operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld" (Orphée aux Enfers) premieres in Paris and includes "Infernal G
Jacques Offenbach's operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld" (Orphée aux Enfers) premieres in Paris and includes "Infernal Galop" (can-can tune)
Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide
Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide
Charles Hallé founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester, England
Sir Charles Hallé was a Prussian and later British pianist and conductor, best known for founding the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester. Born to a musical family, Hallé studied in Paris and later taught...
Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts)
Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts)
Frederick Cook of New Orleans, patents a cotton-bale metallic tie
Frederick Cook of New Orleans, patents a cotton-bale metallic tie
Albert Potts of Philadelphia patents the street mailbox
Albert Potts of Philadelphia patents the street mailbox
Dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns
Dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns
Streetcar patented (E A Gardner of Philadelphia)
Streetcar patented (E A Gardner of Philadelphia)
Pencil with attached eraser patented (Hyman L Lipman of Philadelphia)
Hymen L. Lipman (March 20, 1817 – November 4, 1893) is credited with registering the first patent for a pencil with an attached eraser on March 30, 1858 (U.S. patent 19,783). Hymen L.
1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit
1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit
Battle of Azimghur, Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists
Battle of Azimghur, Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists
The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up
The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up
Fraser River Gold Rush begins in British Columbia as miners arrive from California [1]
The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush (also Fraser Gold Rush and Fraser River Gold Rush) began in 1858 after gold was discovered on the Thompson River in British Columbia at its confluence with the Nicoamen...
War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz
Maximilian I (Spanish: Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena; German: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen; 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who...
Minnesota admitted as 32nd US state
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Minnesota: Minnesota – U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States.
Royal Italian Opera opens in Covent Garden, London
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site.
Confederación Granadina (now Colombia) forms
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.
Hudson's Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked
Hudson's Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked
Donati Comet 1st seen named after its discoverer
Donati Comet 1st seen named after its discoverer
Great fire in London docks
SS Great Eastern was an iron-hulled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by John Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall Iron Works on the River Thames, London, England.
1st Canadian coins minted (1, 5, 10 and 20 cent) at the Royal Mint in London, England
1st Canadian coins minted (1, 5, 10 and 20 cent) at the Royal Mint in London, England
Partial emancipation of Russian serfs
Partial emancipation of Russian serfs
Lyman Blake patents a shoe manufacturing machine
Lyman Blake patents a shoe manufacturing machine
Recovery of the bell of HMS Lutine from ship's wreck, hung from rostrum in Lloyd's of London's Underwriting Room
Recovery of the bell of HMS Lutine from ship's wreck, hung from rostrum in Lloyd's of London's Underwriting Room
Fee first charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Brooklyn 22-18)
Fee first charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Brooklyn 22-18)
Jewish Disabilities Removal Act passes in British Parliament
The Jews Relief Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. 49), also called the Jewish Disabilities Act, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which removed previous barriers to Jews entering Parliament,...
Baron Lionel de Rothschild becomes the first Jewish person to be elected to the British Parliament
The history of the Jews in England can be reliably traced to the period following the Norman Conquest of 1066, when England became integrated with the European system for the first time since the...
First use of fingerprints as a means of identification is made by Sir William James Herschel of the Indian Civil Service
First use of fingerprints as a means of identification is made by Sir William James Herschel of the Indian Civil Service
Treaty of Amity and Commerce, also known as the Harris Treaty, is signed between the US and Japan, opening Japanese port
Treaty of Amity and Commerce, also known as the Harris Treaty, is signed between the US and Japan, opening Japanese ports to trade
Province of Canada adopts a decimal currency system
Province of Canada adopts a decimal currency system
First mailboxes installed in Boston and New York City streets
First mailboxes installed in Boston and New York City streets
First ascent of Eiger in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland
The Eiger is a 3,967-metre (13,015 ft) mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with...
Regular US mail to the Pacific coast begins
Butterfield Overland Mail (officially Overland Mail Company) was a stagecoach service in the United States operating from 1858 to 1861. It carried passengers and U.S.
The first bank in Hawaii opens
First Hawaiian, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
Netherlands and Japan sign a trade agreement
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and the United States (日米修好通商条約, Nichibei Shūkō Tsūshō Jōyaku), also called the Harris Treaty was a treaty signed between the United States and Tokugawa...
First Lincoln-Douglas debate in Illinois
The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen...
Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 Black individuals arrested for learning
Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 Black individuals arrested for learning
1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month
Transatlantic telegraph cables were undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean for telegraph communications.
George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora
55 Pandora is a fairly large and relatively bright asteroid in the asteroid belt. Pandora was discovered by American astronomer and Catholic priest George Mary Searle on September 10, 1858, from the...
Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire & sinks, 471 die
Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire & sinks, 471 die
First overland mail to California
Butterfield Overland Mail (officially Overland Mail Company) was a stagecoach service in the United States operating from 1858 to 1861. It carried passengers and U.S.
Donati's Comet becomes the first to be photographed
Donati's Comet becomes the first to be photographed
Hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine in Pittsburgh
Hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine in Pittsburgh
R. H. Macy & Co opens its first store on 6th Avenue in New York City with gross receipts of $11.06
R. H. Macy & Co opens its first store on 6th Avenue in New York City with gross receipts of $11.06
Origin of Modified Julian Period
Origin of Modified Julian Period
1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent)
1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent)
Dutch government decides to vacate Schokland Island
Dutch government decides to vacate Schokland Island
Daniel Hale Williams is born
Daniel Hale Williams is born
Rudolf Diesel is born
Rudolf Diesel, English inventor and engineer, known for german inventor and engineer, was born on 1858-03-18.
Christiaan Eijkman is born
Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician, known for dutch physician, was born on 1858-08-11.
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria is born
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria heir to the austrian throne, known for heir to the austrian throne, was born on 1858-08-21.
Bonar Law is born
Bonar Law is born
Émile Durkheim is born
Émile Durkheim, French sociologist, known for french sociologist, was born on 1858-04-15. David Émile Durkheim was a French sociologist.
Franz Boas is born
Franz Boas, American german-born american anthropologist, known for german-born american anthropologist, was born on 1858-07-09.
Matthew C. Perry dies
Matthew C. Perry, American united states navy officer, known for united states navy officer, died on 1858-03-04.
Aimé Bonpland dies
Aimé Bonpland, French explorer and botanist, known for french explorer and botanist, died on 1858-05-04.
Events
US President Millard Fillmore (58) weds Caroline Carmichael (43) in Albany, New York
US President Millard Fillmore (58) weds Caroline Carmichael (43) in Albany, New York
First vision of the Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France
The Song of Bernadette (German: Das Lied von Bernadette) is a 1941 novel that tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who, from February to July 1858 reported eighteen visions of the Blessed…
Big Ben, a 13.76-tonne bell, is recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" accepting Illinois Republican Party's nomination for
Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" accepting Illinois Republican Party's nomination for the Senate
Norwegian modernist playwright "The Doll's House" Henrik Ibsen (30) marries Suzannah Thoresen (21) in Oslo
Norwegian modernist playwright "The Doll's House" Henrik Ibsen (30) marries Suzannah Thoresen (21) in Oslo
Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society renders audience
Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society renders audience awestruck and silent [1]
The Government of India is transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown
The Government of India Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. 106) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed on 2 August 1858.
Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs US President James Buchanan for the first time via transatlantic telegraph cable; he
Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs US President James Buchanan for the first time via transatlantic telegraph cable; he replies, "It is a triumph more glorious, because far more useful to mankind, than was ever won by conqueror on the field of battle"
Jacques Offenbach's operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld" (Orphée aux Enfers) premieres in Paris and includes "Infernal G
Jacques Offenbach's operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld" (Orphée aux Enfers) premieres in Paris and includes "Infernal Galop" (can-can tune)
Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide
Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide
Charles Hallé founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester, England
Sir Charles Hallé was a Prussian and later British pianist and conductor, best known for founding the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester. Born to a musical family, Hallé studied in Paris and later taught...
Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts)
Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts)
Frederick Cook of New Orleans, patents a cotton-bale metallic tie
Frederick Cook of New Orleans, patents a cotton-bale metallic tie
Albert Potts of Philadelphia patents the street mailbox
Albert Potts of Philadelphia patents the street mailbox
Dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns
Dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns
Streetcar patented (E A Gardner of Philadelphia)
Streetcar patented (E A Gardner of Philadelphia)
Pencil with attached eraser patented (Hyman L Lipman of Philadelphia)
Hymen L. Lipman (March 20, 1817 – November 4, 1893) is credited with registering the first patent for a pencil with an attached eraser on March 30, 1858 (U.S. patent 19,783). Hymen L.
1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit
1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit
Battle of Azimghur, Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists
Battle of Azimghur, Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists
The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up
The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up
Fraser River Gold Rush begins in British Columbia as miners arrive from California [1]
The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush (also Fraser Gold Rush and Fraser River Gold Rush) began in 1858 after gold was discovered on the Thompson River in British Columbia at its confluence with the Nicoamen...
War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz
Maximilian I (Spanish: Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena; German: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen; 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who...
Minnesota admitted as 32nd US state
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Minnesota: Minnesota – U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States.
Royal Italian Opera opens in Covent Garden, London
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site.
Confederación Granadina (now Colombia) forms
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.
Hudson's Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked
Hudson's Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked
Donati Comet 1st seen named after its discoverer
Donati Comet 1st seen named after its discoverer
Great fire in London docks
SS Great Eastern was an iron-hulled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by John Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall Iron Works on the River Thames, London, England.
1st Canadian coins minted (1, 5, 10 and 20 cent) at the Royal Mint in London, England
1st Canadian coins minted (1, 5, 10 and 20 cent) at the Royal Mint in London, England
Partial emancipation of Russian serfs
Partial emancipation of Russian serfs
Lyman Blake patents a shoe manufacturing machine
Lyman Blake patents a shoe manufacturing machine
Recovery of the bell of HMS Lutine from ship's wreck, hung from rostrum in Lloyd's of London's Underwriting Room
Recovery of the bell of HMS Lutine from ship's wreck, hung from rostrum in Lloyd's of London's Underwriting Room
Fee first charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Brooklyn 22-18)
Fee first charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Brooklyn 22-18)
Jewish Disabilities Removal Act passes in British Parliament
The Jews Relief Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. 49), also called the Jewish Disabilities Act, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which removed previous barriers to Jews entering Parliament,...
Baron Lionel de Rothschild becomes the first Jewish person to be elected to the British Parliament
The history of the Jews in England can be reliably traced to the period following the Norman Conquest of 1066, when England became integrated with the European system for the first time since the...
First use of fingerprints as a means of identification is made by Sir William James Herschel of the Indian Civil Service
First use of fingerprints as a means of identification is made by Sir William James Herschel of the Indian Civil Service
Treaty of Amity and Commerce, also known as the Harris Treaty, is signed between the US and Japan, opening Japanese port
Treaty of Amity and Commerce, also known as the Harris Treaty, is signed between the US and Japan, opening Japanese ports to trade
Province of Canada adopts a decimal currency system
Province of Canada adopts a decimal currency system
First mailboxes installed in Boston and New York City streets
First mailboxes installed in Boston and New York City streets
First ascent of Eiger in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland
The Eiger is a 3,967-metre (13,015 ft) mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with...
Regular US mail to the Pacific coast begins
Butterfield Overland Mail (officially Overland Mail Company) was a stagecoach service in the United States operating from 1858 to 1861. It carried passengers and U.S.
The first bank in Hawaii opens
First Hawaiian, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
Netherlands and Japan sign a trade agreement
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and the United States (日米修好通商条約, Nichibei Shūkō Tsūshō Jōyaku), also called the Harris Treaty was a treaty signed between the United States and Tokugawa...
First Lincoln-Douglas debate in Illinois
The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen...
Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 Black individuals arrested for learning
Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 Black individuals arrested for learning
1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month
Transatlantic telegraph cables were undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean for telegraph communications.
George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora
55 Pandora is a fairly large and relatively bright asteroid in the asteroid belt. Pandora was discovered by American astronomer and Catholic priest George Mary Searle on September 10, 1858, from the...
Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire & sinks, 471 die
Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire & sinks, 471 die
First overland mail to California
Butterfield Overland Mail (officially Overland Mail Company) was a stagecoach service in the United States operating from 1858 to 1861. It carried passengers and U.S.
Donati's Comet becomes the first to be photographed
Donati's Comet becomes the first to be photographed
Hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine in Pittsburgh
Hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine in Pittsburgh
R. H. Macy & Co opens its first store on 6th Avenue in New York City with gross receipts of $11.06
R. H. Macy & Co opens its first store on 6th Avenue in New York City with gross receipts of $11.06
Origin of Modified Julian Period
Origin of Modified Julian Period
1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent)
1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent)
Dutch government decides to vacate Schokland Island
Dutch government decides to vacate Schokland Island
Famous Births
birth
Daniel Hale Williams is born
Daniel Hale Williams is born
birth
Rudolf Diesel is born
Rudolf Diesel, English inventor and engineer, known for german inventor and engineer, was born on 1858-03-18.
birth
Christiaan Eijkman is born
Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician, known for dutch physician, was born on 1858-08-11.
birth
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria is born
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria heir to the austrian throne, known for heir to the austrian throne, was born on 1858-08-21.
birth
Bonar Law is born
Bonar Law is born
birth
Émile Durkheim is born
Émile Durkheim, French sociologist, known for french sociologist, was born on 1858-04-15. David Émile Durkheim was a French sociologist.
birth
Franz Boas is born
Franz Boas, American german-born american anthropologist, known for german-born american anthropologist, was born on 1858-07-09.
Notable Deaths
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened in 1858?
- In 1858, there were 56 significant historical events. Notable events include Inventor Cyrus McCormick (48) weds Nancy Fowler, US President Millard Fillmore (58) weds Caroline Carmichael (43) in Albany, New York, First vision of the Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France.
- Who was born in 1858?
- 7 notable figures were born in 1858, including Daniel Hale Williams is born, Rudolf Diesel is born, Christiaan Eijkman is born.
- Who died in 1858?
- 2 notable figures passed away in 1858, including Matthew C. Perry dies, Aimé Bonpland dies.