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Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
1858 Oct, 22

Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein

Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1921)
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny; 22 October 1858 – 11 April 1921) was the last German empress and queen of Prussia by marriage to Wilhelm II, German Emperor.

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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.