Deaths on August 7

Mariano Arista

Died on August 7, 1855

Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician, 19th President of Mexico (b. 1802)

José Mariano Martín Buenaventura Ignacio Nepomuceno García de Arista Nuez (26 July 1802 – 7 August 1855) was a noted veteran of many of Mexico's nineteenth-century wars. He served as president of Mexico from 15 January 1851 to 6 January 1853. He was the first president of Mexico to be born in the 19th century.

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Events on 1855

14 Feb

Telegraphy
Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
22 Feb

State College, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State University is founded in State College, Pennsylvania (as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania).
1 Jun

William Walker (filibuster)
The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
4 Jul

Leaves of Grass
The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published In Brooklyn.
16 Nov

Victoria Falls
David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.

Deaths on August 7

Mariano Arista

Died on August 7, 1855

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Events on 1855

Telegraphy

State College, Pennsylvania

William Walker (filibuster)

Leaves of Grass

Victoria Falls