P T Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum
American
American showman, entertainer, founder of the Barnum and Bailey Circus and mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnum and Bailey's Circus |
American showman, entertainer, founder of the Barnum and Bailey Circus and mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnum and Bailey's Circus |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Significant name | Barnum-Palliser Historic District | Bridgeport, CT | |||||
| Significant name | Seaside Park | Bridgeport, CT | |||||
| Significant name | East Bridgeport Historic District | Bridgeport, CT | |||||
| Significant name | Division Street Historic District | Bridgeport, CT | |||||
| Significant name | Marina Park Historic District | Bridgeport, CT | |||||
| 1810/07/05 | Irene Taylor, wife of Philo Barnum, gives birth to a son, Phineas Taylor Barnum, in Bethel, Connecticut. | Bethel, CT | Connecticut | ||||
| 1844/00/00 | General Tom Thumb performs for Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Duchess of Kent. | Promoter | Buckingham Palace | London | |||
| 1846/00/00 | Shakespeare's Birthplace is put up for sale and showman P T Barnum offers to buy the residence and ship it "brick-by-brick" to the United States. | Life | Shakespeare's Birthplace | Stratford-upon-Avon | |||
| 1850/09/01 | Twenty companies of New York Fireman bearing torches escort 200 musicians to Irvine House to serenade Ms Lind in front of 20,000 spectators | Promoter | Jenny Lind's American Tour, 1850 to 1852 | ||||
| 1850/09/11 | P T Barnum debuts singer Jenny Lind with a selection of classical music at Castle Garden | Promoter | Norma | Castle Clinton National Monument | New York City | Jenny Lind's American Tour, 1850 to 1852 | |
| 1863/02/10 | Lavinia Warren marries Charles Stratton at Grace Church. | Promoter | Grace Episcopal Church, New York | New York City | Marriage of Lavinia Warren and Charles Stratton | ||
| 1884/05/17 | P T Barnum leads Dumbo and 20 other elephants across the Brooklyn Bridge to demonstrate its structural integrity | Promoter | Brooklyn Bridge | New York City | |||
| 1891/04/07 | Phineas Taylor Barnum dies in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is buried in Bridgeport's Mountain Grove Cemetery. | ||||||
| 1893/00/00 | Built | Significant name | Barnum Museum | Bridgeport, CT |
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