Historical Events In 1866

Jan 09   In the year 1866 albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher  

Jan 09   In the year 1866 fisk University establishes  

Jan 11   Steamship London sinks in storm off Land's End England, kills 220 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   In the year 1866 the Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.  

Jan 13   On this day in history vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer  

Jan 15   Bedrich Smetana's opera "Branibori v Cechach," premieres in Prague in the year 1866.  

Jan 15   Bedrich Smetana's opera "Branibori vs Cechach," premieres in Prague on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies  

Jan 19   In the year 1866 harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)  

Jan 20   In the year 1866 prim's Insurrection in Spain ends  

Jan 20   On this day in history richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)  

Jan 27   On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies  

Jan 29   Romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915) on this day in history.  

Jan 29   The birth of Romain Rolland, French writer in the year 1866.  

Jan 30   In the year 1866 gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow)  

Jan 31   On this day in history emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man)  

Feb 04   Mary Baker Eddy cures her injuries by opening a bible on this day in history.  

Feb 05   Arthur Keith, Scottish anthropologist on this day in history.  

Feb 06   On this day in history karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde)  

Feb 07   Raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus) on this day in history.  

Feb 09   On this day in history george Ade, US, journalist/playwright/humorist (Fables in Slang)  

Feb 10   In the year 1866 bror Beckman, composer  

Feb 10   Dutch government Frans van der Putte forms on this day in history.  

Feb 10   On this day in history dutch govt Frans van der Putte forms  

Feb 13   Jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty MO ($15,000) in the year 1866.  

Feb 13   Jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty, Missouri ($15,000) in the year 1866.  

Feb 15   On this day in history bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian  

Feb 16   In the year 1866 johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King)  

Feb 16   Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes the British Secretary of State for War in the year 1866.  

Feb 16   In the year 1866 the birth of Johann Strauss, Austrian composer.  

Feb 21   In the year 1866 lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st US woman to earn a DDS degree  

Feb 21   Lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes first US woman to earn a DDS degree in the year 1866.  

Feb 24   In the year 1866 arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor  

Feb 25   On this day in history benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)  

Jan 09   In the year 1866 birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher  

Jan 13   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19   In the year 1866 birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)  

Jan 20   In the year 1866 birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)  

Jan 25   In the year 1866 birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party  

Jan 10   Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died in the year 1866.  

Jan 15   In the year 1866 m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies  

Jan 23   Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died on this day in history.  

Jan 27   John Gibson, sculptor, dies in the year 1866.  

Feb 03   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died on this day in history.  

Mar 04   In the year 1866 alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77  

Mar 06   William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died in the year 1866.  

Mar 10   In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87