Historical Events In 1864

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

Aug 06   On this day in history rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd  

Aug 08   In the year 1864 comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth  

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

Aug 09   In the year 1864 battle of Ft Morgan AL  

Aug 13   On this day in history 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   In the year 1864 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   On this day in history 4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault  

Aug 16   Ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx) in the year 1864.  

Aug 16   John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1864 daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies  

Aug 21   In the year 1864 bBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31]  

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

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

Aug 22   Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations on this day in history.  

Aug 22   International Red Cross formed in Geneva, Switzerland on this day in history.  

Aug 22   International Red Cross Founded in the year 1864.  

Aug 23   Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32) on this day in history.  

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

Aug 23   On this day in history union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama  

Aug 25   Combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda in the year 1864.  

Aug 25   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Ream's Station on this day in history.  

Aug 29   In the year 1864 william Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae  

Aug 31   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough in the year 1864.  

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

Aug 31   In the year 1864 ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39  

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

Sep 01   2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)  

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   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   In the year 1864 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   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1864.  

Jan 24   In the year 1864 otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54