Historical Events In 1863

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

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

Jan 17   Civil War skirmish near Newtown, Virginia in the year 1863.  

Jan 17   In the year 1863 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   In the year 1863 general Mieroslawski appointed dictator of Poland  

Jan 19   Werner Sombart, German fascist (Juden und das Wirtschaftsleben) in the year 1863.  

Jan 21   City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne.  

Jan 22   On this day in history union Gen Burnside's "Mud March"  

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

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

Jan 25   In the year 1863 battle of Kinston, NC  

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

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

Jan 26   On this day in history war Department authorizes Massachusetts Governor to recruit black troops  

Jan 29   Battle at Bear River WA US Army vs Indians on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1863 the first black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army  

Feb 01   Fourth cholera pandemic in Middle East killing 600,000 people on this day in history.  

Feb 02   Samuel Clemens becomes Mark Twain for 1st time on this day in history.  

Feb 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1863 nathan Hale, American journalist and author, dies.  

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

Feb 09   On this day in history fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane  

Feb 10   In the year 1863 1st US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia  

Feb 10   On this day in history frist US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia  

Feb 10   In the year 1863 pT Barnum stages wedding of Tom Thumb & Mercy Lavinia Warren (New York NY)  

Feb 19   On this day in history emanuel Moor, composer  

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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   On this day in history birth of vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator  

Jan 15   In the year 1863 birth of adolph Goldschmidt, German historian  

Jan 15   Wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1863.  

Jan 17   On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73  

Mar 11   Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Mar 17   John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 in the year 1863.  

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 on this day in history.