Historical Events In 1863

Jan 16   Cruise of CSS Florida on this day in history.  

Jan 17   On this day in history civil War skirmish near Newtown VA  

Jan 17   Civil War skirmish near Newtown, Virginia on this day in history.  

Jan 17   On this day in history david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)  

Jan 17   E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   General Mieroslawski appointed dictator of Poland in the year 1863.  

Jan 19   Werner Sombart, German fascist (Juden und das Wirtschaftsleben) on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history city of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years  

Jan 21   In the year 1863 outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne.  

Jan 22   Union Gen Burnside's "Mud March" on this day in history.  

Jan 23   Toronto Stock Exchange introduces first regular daily trading sessions on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history battle of Kinston NC  

Jan 25   Battle of Kinston, NC on this day in history.  

Jan 25   General Joseph Hooker replaces Burnside as head of Army of Potomac on this day in history.  

Jan 26   On this day in history 54th Regiment (Black) infantry forms  

Jan 26   War Department authorizes Massachusetts Governor to recruit black troops in the year 1863.  

Jan 29   On this day in history battle at Bear River WA US Army vs Indians  

Jan 29   Battle at Bear River, Washington: US army vs indians on this day in history.  

Jan 31   1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army in the year 1863.  

Jan 31   F Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis) on this day in history.  

Jan 31   The first black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1863 fourth cholera pandemic in Middle East killing 600,000 people  

Feb 02   Samuel Clemens becomes Mark Twain for 1st time in the year 1863.  

Feb 02   In the year 1863 samuel Clemens becomes Mark Twain for first time  

Feb 05   Armand Parent, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 07   HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189 on this day in history.  

Feb 07   On this day in history mieczyslaw Soltys, composer  

Feb 08   On this day in history nathan Hale, American journalist and author, dies.  

Feb 09   Anthony Hope [Hopkins], London, novelist in the year 1863.  

Feb 09   Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane in the year 1863.  

Feb 10   1st US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia on this day in history.  

Feb 10   Frist US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia on this day in history.  

Feb 10   PT Barnum stages wedding of Tom Thumb & Mercy Lavinia Warren (New York NY) on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Emanuel Moor, composer in the year 1863.  

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Jan 01   Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17)  

Jan 12   Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1863 birth of pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator  

Jan 15   Adolph Goldschmidt, German historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia) was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 17   In the year 1863 birth of david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)  

Jan 02   Roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35 in the year 1863.  

Jan 09   Ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1863.  

Jan 10   On this day in history death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)  

Jan 17   In the year 1863 e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73  

Mar 11   In the year 1863 death of sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)  

Mar 17   John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 on this day in history.  

Mar 21   On this day in history edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66  

Mar 28   James Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52 in the year 1863.