Historical Events In 1864

Aug 05   In the year 1864 spectrum of a comet observed for first time, by Giovanni Donati  

Aug 06   In the year 1864 rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd  

Aug 08   Comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth in the year 1864.  

Aug 08   In the year 1864 henri de Vries, [Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo)  

Aug 09   Battle of Ft Morgan AL in the year 1864.  

Aug 13   In the year 1864 battle of Deep Bottom VA (Strawberry Plains) & Fussell's Mill VA  

Aug 14   On this day in history -16] Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia  

Aug 15   On this day in history daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies  

Aug 15   In the year 1864 off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners  

Aug 16   4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault on this day in history.  

Aug 16   In the year 1864 ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx)  

Aug 16   John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 in the year 1864.  

Aug 18   On this day in history 6th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia: Confederate assault  

Aug 18   On this day in history petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days  

Aug 19   2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia in the year 1864.  

Aug 20   8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties) in the year 1864.  

Aug 20   On this day in history daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies  

Aug 21   BBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31] on this day in history.  

Aug 21   John Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24 in the year 1864.  

Aug 22   In the year 1864 geneva Convention signed by 12 nations  

Aug 22   On this day in history geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations  

Aug 22   In the year 1864 international Red Cross formed in Geneva, Switzerland  

Aug 22   In the year 1864 international Red Cross Founded  

Aug 23   In the year 1864 eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32)  

Aug 23   Fall of Fort Morgan at Mobile in the year 1864.  

Aug 23   In the year 1864 union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama  

Aug 25   On this day in history combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda  

Aug 25   In the year 1864 petersburg Campaign-Battle of Ream's Station  

Aug 29   William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae on this day in history.  

Aug 31   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough on this day in history.  

Aug 31   On this day in history atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties  

Aug 31   Ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39 in the year 1864.  

Aug 31   On this day in history max Wilhelm Zach, composer  

Sep 01   In the year 1864 2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties  

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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   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]  

Jan 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)  

Jan 08   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1864.  

Jan 13   Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)  

Jan 16   On this day in history anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68  

Jan 23   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54