Historical Events In 1866

Jul 11   R Beer-Hofmann, writer in the year 1866.   

Jul 17   Italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa in the year 1866.   

Jul 19   Tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide in the year 1866.   

Jul 20   Sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy in the year 1866.   

Jul 21   In the year 1866 cholera epidemic kills hundreds in London   

Jul 23   On this day in history cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms   

Jul 23   On this day in history francesco Cilea, composer   

Jul 23   In the year 1866 thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83   

Jul 24   Tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union in the year 1866.   

Jul 24   Tennessee becomes first Confederate state readmitted to Union in the year 1866.   

Jul 25   25th Postmaster General: Alexander W Randall of Wis takes office on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1866 aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies   

Jul 25   In the year 1866 frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist   

Jul 25   In the year 1866 uS Grant named first general of Army   

Jul 26   On this day in history canoe Club opens in England   

Jul 26   On this day in history francesco Cilea, composer   

Jul 27   Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long) on this day in history.   

Jul 27   In the year 1866 cyrus W. Field lays the first successful underwater telegraph cable connecting North America and Europe (after two failed attempts).   

Jul 28   Beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit) in the year 1866.   

Jul 28   Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US in the year 1866.   

Jul 28   The birth of Beatrix Potter, English author in the year 1866.   

Jul 30   Race riot in New Orleans in the year 1866.   

Aug 05   In the year 1866 alfred Holy, composer   

Aug 06   Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger) on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1866 matthew A Henson, 1st Black to reach North Pole (Jun 4 1909)   

Aug 10   Transatlantic cable laid on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria in the year 1866.   

Aug 11   On this day in history world's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI)   

Aug 12   Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922) in the year 1866.   

Aug 17   On this day in history bathe & Prussia signs peace treaty   

Aug 20   On this day in history pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over   

Aug 22   On this day in history george Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies   

Aug 23   Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war in the year 1866.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1866 birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)   

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 13   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)   

Jan 19   Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 20   Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 10   In the year 1866 death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)   

Jan 15   In the year 1866 m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies   

Jan 23   In the year 1866 death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)   

Jan 27   In the year 1866 john Gibson, sculptor, dies   

Feb 03   On this day in history death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)   

Mar 04   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died in the year 1866.   

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.