February 7th (1856) was a Thursday. It's the 35th day of the year (36th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 330 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 7th February, 1856
» The colony e.g colonial Parliament of Tasmania e.g Tasmanian Parliament passes the second piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot.