Births on August 16

Arthur Achleitner

Born on August 16, 1858

Arthur Achleitner, German author (d. 1927)

Arthur Achleitner (August 16, 1858 in Straubing, Bavaria, Germany – September 29, 1927 in Munich) was a German writer. His works are noteworthy because he describes local customs and peculiarities of the people in the Austrian and Bavarian Alps, and the Mediterranean regions of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire (mainly Croatia and Bosnia).

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Events on 1858

25 Jan

Felix Mendelssohn
The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.
11 Feb

Lourdes apparitions
Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France.
5 Aug

Transatlantic telegraph cable
Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
16 Aug

Transatlantic telegraph cable
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.
20 Aug

Evolution
Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.

Births on August 16

Arthur Achleitner

Born on August 16, 1858

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Events on 1858

Felix Mendelssohn

Lourdes apparitions

Transatlantic telegraph cable

Transatlantic telegraph cable

Evolution