Historical Events In 1864

Oct 05   Battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing the South in the year 1864.  

Oct 05   On this day in history louis Lumière, with brother Auguste made 1st motion picture in 1895  

Oct 05   Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone (approx 60,000 die) in the year 1864.  

Oct 07   -Oct 13th) Battle of Darbytown Road, VA in the year 1864.  

Oct 07   Alexander Gardiner, US Union brig-general, dies in battle in the year 1864.  

Oct 08   On this day in history thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34  

Oct 09   Battle of Tom's Brook-Confederate cavalry that harassed Sheridan's campaign is wipped by Custer & Merrit's cavalry divisions in the year 1864.  

Oct 10   In the year 1864 david Bullock Harris, US Confederate colonel, dies of yellow fever  

Oct 11   Slavery abolished in Maryland in the year 1864.  

Oct 12   In the year 1864 roger Taney, 5th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1836-64), dies at 87  

Oct 13   On this day in history battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties)  

Oct 14   On this day in history maurice de Plessys, French poet (Palace Occidental)  

Oct 15   Confederate troops occupy Glasgow, Missouri on this day in history.  

Oct 17   In the year 1864 elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks)  

Oct 18   On this day in history david Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39  

Oct 19   In the year 1864 approx 25 Confederates make surprise attack on St Albans, Vermont  

Oct 19   Daniel Davidson Bidwell, magistrate/brig-general, dies in battle at 45 in the year 1864.  

Oct 20   In the year 1864 lincoln formaly establishes Thanksgiving as a natl holiday  

Oct 20   In the year 1864 stephen Dodson Ramseur, Confederate gen-major, dies at 27  

Oct 21   Battle of Westport, MO (Kansas City) in the year 1864.  

Oct 23   Battle of Westport, Missouri in the year 1864.  

Oct 23   On this day in history union Gen Samuel R Curtis defeats Conf Gen Stirling Price  

Oct 24   In the year 1864 james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46  

Oct 25   Alexander Tikhonovich Gretsjaninow, Russ/US composer (Snow White) on this day in history.  

Oct 25   Battle of Marais Des Cygnes River, Kansas (Mine Creek) on this day in history.  

Oct 26   On this day in history joseph Moorat, composer  

Oct 26   In the year 1864 union troops ambush & kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI  

Oct 27   Andreas Randel, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Oct 27   Battle of Boydton Plank Road, VA (Burgess' Mill, Southside Railroad) in the year 1864.  

Oct 28   Adolfo Camarillo, prominent land owner, horse breeder, and rancher (d. 1958 in the year 1864.  

Oct 28   Second Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri in the year 1864.  

Oct 29   On this day in history greek parliament accept new Constitution  

Oct 30   In the year 1864 elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer  

Oct 30   Helena, Montana's capital, founded in the year 1864.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1864 birth of alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)  

Jan 06   In the year 1864 birth of ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League)  

Jan 08   Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 09   Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1864 birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]  

Jan 10   Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1864 mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 07   On this day in history death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)  

Jan 08   On this day in history victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 13   In the year 1864 stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY  

Jan 15   Isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792) died in the year 1864.  

Jan 16   On this day in history anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68  

Jan 23   In the year 1864 michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50  

Jan 24   On this day in history otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54