Historical Events In 1866

Aug 30   Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor in the year 1866.   

Sep 01   James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer (1892-97) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate   

Sep 02   Hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal) in the year 1866.   

Sep 03   Alain Locke, famous African on this day in history.   

Sep 04   On this day in history 1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published   

Sep 04   The first Hawaiian daily newspaper published in the year 1866.   

Sep 06   Frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention in the year 1866.   

Sep 09   On this day in history gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czech poet/translator, dies at 65   

Sep 10   Tor Bernhard Vilhelm Aulin, composer in the year 1866.   

Sep 13   Adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene) in the year 1866.   

Sep 20   In the year 1866 gustave Doret, composer   

Sep 21   On this day in history charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928)   

Sep 21   The birth of H.G Wells, English writer in the year 1866.   

Sep 22   Decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance in the year 1866.   

Sep 23   Edouard Combe, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 25   In the year 1866 (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing   

Sep 25   In the year 1866 thomas Hunt Morgan, US, biologist (Nobel-1933)   

Sep 26   Carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   In the year 1866 tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage)   

Oct 01   Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1866 j Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener   

Oct 03   On this day in history learmont Drysdale, composer   

Oct 06   In the year 1866 1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000)   

Oct 06   First train robbery in US on this day in history.   

Oct 06   Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music in the year 1866.   

Oct 07   Martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children in the year 1866.   

Oct 12   Antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses in the year 1866.   

Oct 16   In the year 1866 pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)   

Oct 19   Clarence Lucas, composer in the year 1866.   

Oct 22   In the year 1866 paraguay: Battle of Curupaytí against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.   

Oct 25   Georg Alfred Schumann, composer 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 in the year 1866.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher   

Jan 13   In the year 1866 birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)   

Jan 20   Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)   

Jan 15   M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died in the year 1866.   

Mar 04   On this day in history alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77   

Mar 06   On this day in history death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)   

Mar 10   In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87