Historical Events In 1868

Aug 13   In Peru and Bolivia a 8.5 earthquake killed 25,000 caused extreme damage and a tsunami in the year 1868.   

Aug 13   In the year 1868 quakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador)   

Aug 14   Leone Sinigaglia, composer in the year 1868.   

Aug 16   Bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1868 pierre Janssan discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse   

Aug 25   Costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60 in the year 1868.   

Aug 25   In the year 1868 nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter   

Aug 27   Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   NY Athletic Club formed in the year 1868.   

Sep 08   NY Athletic Club forms on this day in history.   

Sep 09   On this day in history mary Austin, Ill, feminist/nature writer (Land of Little Rain)   

Sep 10   Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Sep 14   On this day in history golf's 1st recorded hole-in-one (Tom Morris at Prestwick's 8th hole)   

Sep 15   Dirk B Nanninga, Dutch painter on this day in history.   

Sep 17   On this day in history roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies   

Sep 22   Race riots in New Orleans La in the year 1868.   

Sep 23   Grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain) in the year 1868.   

Sep 25   In the year 1868 the Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Neuski shipwrecks off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei of Russia.   

Sep 26   Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer in the year 1868.   

Sep 27   On this day in history alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies   

Sep 28   On this day in history battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France   

Sep 28   Opelousas Massacre at St Landry Parish Louisiana (200 blacks killed) in the year 1868.   

Sep 28   Thomas Carmichael Hindman, attorney/Confederate gen-mjr, shot at 40 on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Spain's Queen Isabella is deposed, flees to France on this day in history.   

Oct 01   1st edition of Maasbode published on this day in history.   

Oct 01   Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Oct 04   On this day in history marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, president of Argentina (1922-28)   

Oct 06   Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1868.   

Oct 07   In the year 1868 cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens   

Oct 07   Fred H Hovey, tennis champ (US Open-1895) on this day in history.   

Oct 08   In the year 1868 max Slevogt, German painter   

Oct 10   On this day in history 1st written account of a Canadian football game   

Oct 10   On this day in history cuba revolts for independence against Spain   

Oct 10   Declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba in the year 1868.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of vittorio Monti, composer   

Jan 07   Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity   

Jan 09   S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) was born in the year 1868.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)   

Jan 03   In the year 1868 moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75   

Jan 07   William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1868 heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66   

Jan 22   On this day in history moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61   

Jan 28   Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died in the year 1868.   

Feb 11   On this day in history leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies   

Feb 29   On this day in history [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81   

Mar 02   Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.