Major Events
- May 29 Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio
- Aug 12 American inventor Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine
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1851 in Music
- Mar 11 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto" premieres in Venice
1851 in Sport
- Aug 22 100 Guineas Cup is raced around Isle of Wight; US schooner 'America' beats British cutter 'Aurora' by 24 minutes; first competition for the America's Cup yachting trophy
Vincent d'Indy
Doc Holliday
Charles E. HiresMore People Born in 1851
Fun Fact About 1851
1st baseball uniforms worn when the NY Knickerbockers wear a uniform of straw hats, white shirts and blue long trousers
John James Audubon
Mary Shelley
Hans Christian Ørsted
Louis-Jacques Daguerre
James Fenimore Cooper
J. M. W. TurnerMore 1851 Deaths
Articles About 1851
Tragedy Writ Large for Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was struck with grief on this day when his tiny daughter, Dora, died after suffering convulsions. She was less than eight months old.April 14
Light and Air For All – With No Charge!
One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day.July 24
Charles Dickens
Giuseppe Verdi
John Russell
Millard Fillmore