What Happened In August 1858 - Historical Events 1858 August

Historical Events for August, 1858

5th » Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
7th » The first Australian rules football match is played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College.
11th » The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington (mountaineer) named Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.
16th » U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
24th » In Richmond, Virginia, 90 blacks are arrested for learning. - needs to be explained/expanded-->

1st » Gaston Doumergue, French politician, 13th President of France (d. 1937)
1st » Hans Rott, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1884)
2nd » Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (d. 1934)
11th » Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and academic, Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
15th » E. Nesbit, English author and poet (d. 1924)
16th » Arthur Achleitner, German author (d. 1927)
21st » Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (d. 1889)
27th » Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1932)