Historical Events In 1864

Jun 22   In the year 1864 hermann Minkowski, German mathematician  

Jun 25   Horse tramway at the Hague, opens on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Petersburg Campaign-Federals begin digging tunnels under Reb lines on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Walther Hermann Nernst, Prussian physicist/chemist (Nobel 1920) on this day in history.  

Jun 27   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in the year 1864.  

Jun 27   On this day in history atlanta Campaign: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain GA  

Jun 27   On this day in history charles Garrison Harker, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle at 26  

Jun 29   In the year 1864 anton Beer-Walbrun, composer  

Jun 29   On this day in history grand Trunk Railway accident; 100 killed  

Jul 01   Battle of Petersburg, VA [->JUL 31] -front US3695 CS--- in the year 1864.  

Jul 02   On this day in history gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester  

Jul 02   Gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester en route to Wash DC in the year 1864.  

Jul 02   On this day in history statuary Hall in US Capitol established  

Jul 03   Battle of Chattahoochie River, GA [until Jul 9] on this day in history.  

Jul 04   In the year 1864 -9] Battle at Chattahoochee River, Georgia  

Jul 05   In the year 1864 battle of Smith's Expedition, MS (Tupelo, Harrisburg)  

Jul 06   On this day in history alberto Nepomuceno, Brazil, composer/conductor (Artemis)  

Jul 06   In the year 1864 battle of Chattahoochee River, GA [->JUL 10] US730 CS600  

Jul 06   Samuel Allen Rice, US Union brig-gen, dies of injuries at 36 on this day in history.  

Jul 07   S Middleton, MD -Early's Washington Raid- on this day in history.  

Jul 08   The Shinsengumi sabotage the Choshu-han shishi's planned attack on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. This event is known as Ikedaya Jiken on this day in history.  

Jul 09   In the year 1864 battle of Monocacy, MD US1959 CS400  

Jul 09   Franz Miller, becomes first Train Murderer in the year 1864.  

Jul 11   Battle of Fort Stevens, DC (Early's Raid, Tennallytown, MD) in the year 1864.  

Jul 11   In the year 1864 confederate forces led by Gen J Early begin invasion of Wash DC  

Jul 12   George Washington Carver, botanist (studied the peanut) [or Jan 10] in the year 1864.  

Jul 13   Early retreats from Washington City back to Shenandoah Valley on this day in history.  

Jul 14   In the year 1864 gold is discovered in Helena, Mont  

Jul 15   On this day in history marie Tempest, [Marie Susan Etherington], actress (Yellow Sands)  

Jul 15   On this day in history troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 & injuring 109 of 955 aboard  

Jul 15   Troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 and injuring 109 of 955 aboard in the year 1864.  

Jul 16   Victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   CSA President Davis replaces Gen Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood on this day in history.  

Jul 17   On this day in history daniel McCook Jr, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 29  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League)  

Jan 08   Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 09   Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1864 birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]  

Jan 10   Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 04   On this day in history mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 07   Caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808) died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 13   On this day in history stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY  

Jan 15   In the year 1864 death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)  

Jan 16   Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68 in the year 1864.  

Jan 23   On this day in history michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50  

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1864.