Historical Events In 1864

Aug 05   Spectrum of a comet observed for first time, by Giovanni Donati in the year 1864.  

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   Henri de Vries, [Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo) on this day in history.  

Aug 09   Battle of Ft Morgan AL on this day in history.  

Aug 13   Battle of Deep Bottom VA (Strawberry Plains) & Fussell's Mill VA in the year 1864.  

Aug 14   -16] Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia in the year 1864.  

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

Aug 15   Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners in the year 1864.  

Aug 16   4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault in the year 1864.  

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

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

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

Aug 18   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days in the year 1864.  

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

Aug 20   On this day in history 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties)  

Aug 20   Daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 21   BBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31] in the year 1864.  

Aug 21   John Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24 on this day in history.  

Aug 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history international Red Cross Founded  

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

Aug 23   On this day in history fall of Fort Morgan at Mobile  

Aug 23   Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama on this day in history.  

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

Aug 25   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Ream's Station in the year 1864.  

Aug 29   William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae in the year 1864.  

Aug 31   On this day in history atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough  

Aug 31   Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties on this day in history.  

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

Aug 31   Max Wilhelm Zach, composer in the year 1864.  

Sep 01   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]  

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

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1864 mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1864 victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83  

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   In the year 1864 anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68  

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.