1853 - 20-strong dinner party held inside life-size model of Iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsBenjamin Waterhouse Hawkins ( 8 February 1807- 1889) was an English sculptor and natural history artist renowned for combining both in his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham, south London. He was also a noted lectur and Sir Richard OwenSir Richard Owen ( July 20, 1804 December 18, 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. Early life and career Owen was born in Lancaster. He received his early education at the grammar school of that town. In 1820 he was a in south London.
1879Events January January 11 Anglo-Zulu War begins January 22 Zulu troops massacre British troops at the Battle of Isandlwana. At Rorke's Drift, outnumbered British soldiers drive the attackers away after hours of fighting. February February 12 At New York C - The Pirates of PenzanceThe Pirates of Penzance or The Slave of Duty is a Gilbert and Sullivan comic operetta in two acts. Music by Sir Arthur S. Sullivan, libretto by Sir William S. After the copyright problems associated with unauthorised performances of HMS Pinafore in the Un is first performed ( PaigntonPaignton seafront in the late evening, at high tide. Paignton is an English coastal town on "the English Riviera" near Torquay, in the county of Devon. Over the years, the two towns have grown into each other, and together with Brixham to the south they f, DevonThis page is about the English county, for alternative meanings see Devon (disambiguation). Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. The name Devonshire was common but is no longer used,, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England)
1880Events January 1 Construction of the Panama Canal begins February 2 The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana February 13 Thomas Edison becomes the second person to observe the Edison Effect. February 17 Bomb explodes in Winter Palace - The Transvaal becomes a republic and Paul Kruger, its first president