Historical Events In 1864

Jun 22   Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician in the year 1864.  

Jun 25   Horse tramway at the Hague, opens in the year 1864.  

Jun 25   On this day in history petersburg Campaign-Federals begin digging tunnels under Reb lines  

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

Jun 27   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on this day in history.  

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

Jun 27   Charles Garrison Harker, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle at 26 in the year 1864.  

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

Jun 29   Grand Trunk Railway accident; 100 killed in the year 1864.  

Jul 01   In the year 1864 battle of Petersburg, VA [->JUL 31] -front US3695 CS---  

Jul 02   Gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester in the year 1864.  

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

Jul 02   Statuary Hall in US Capitol established in the year 1864.  

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

Jul 04   -9] Battle at Chattahoochee River, Georgia on this day in history.  

Jul 05   Battle of Smith's Expedition, MS (Tupelo, Harrisburg) on this day in history.  

Jul 06   Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazil, composer/conductor (Artemis) on this day in history.  

Jul 06   Battle of Chattahoochee River, GA [->JUL 10] US730 CS600 in the year 1864.  

Jul 06   In the year 1864 samuel Allen Rice, US Union brig-gen, dies of injuries at 36  

Jul 07   On this day in history s Middleton, MD -Early's Washington Raid-  

Jul 08   The Shinsengumi sabotage the Choshu-han shishi's planned attack on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. This event is known as Ikedaya Jiken in the year 1864.  

Jul 09   Battle of Monocacy, MD US1959 CS400 on this day in history.  

Jul 09   Franz Miller, becomes first Train Murderer on this day in history.  

Jul 11   In the year 1864 battle of Fort Stevens, DC (Early's Raid, Tennallytown, MD)  

Jul 11   On this day in history 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 in the year 1864.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27  

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

Jul 17   In the year 1864 daniel McCook Jr, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 29  

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Jan 01   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born in the year 1864.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 10   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 10   In the year 1864 birth of grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931)  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)  

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1864.  

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

Jan 08   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY in the year 1864.  

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.