Deaths on July 19

Stefano Franscini

Died on July 19, 1857

Stefano Franscini, Swiss statistician and politician (b. 1796)

Stefano Franscini (23 October 1796, Bodio – 19 July 1857) was a Swiss politician and statistician. He was one of the initial members of the Swiss Federal Council elected in 1848 and Switzerland's first native Italian speaking federal councillor. Franscini was affiliated to the Liberal Radical Party of Switzerland. During his office tenure he held the Department of Home Affairs. Important elements of his political legacy include political reforms in the Ticino during the 1830s and 1840s, Switzerland's first federal population census in 1850, and the creation of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1854/1855.

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Events on 1857

23 Mar

Elevator
Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
29 Mar

Indian Rebellion of 1857
Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
18 Apr

Allan Kardec
"The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
6 May

War of Independence of 1857
The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence.
1 Jun

Les Fleurs du mal
Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.

Deaths on July 19

Stefano Franscini

Died on July 19, 1857

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Indian Rebellion of 1857

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War of Independence of 1857

Les Fleurs du mal