Historical Events In 1866

Jan 09   Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Fisk University establishes in the year 1866.  

Jan 11   Steamship London sinks in storm off Land's End England, kills 220 in the year 1866.  

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

Jan 13   In the year 1866 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 in the year 1866.  

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

Jan 19   On this day in history harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)  

Jan 20   On this day in history prim's Insurrection in Spain ends  

Jan 20   Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) in the year 1866.  

Jan 27   In the year 1866 john Gibson, sculptor, dies  

Jan 29   On this day in history romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915)  

Jan 29   In the year 1866 the birth of Romain Rolland, French writer  

Jan 30   Gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow) on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man) in the year 1866.  

Feb 04   On this day in history mary Baker Eddy cures her injuries by opening a bible  

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

Feb 06   In the year 1866 karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde)  

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

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   Dutch govt Frans van der Putte forms on this day in history.  

Feb 13   Jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty MO ($15,000) on this day in history.  

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

Feb 15   In the year 1866 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1866 birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)  

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 09   Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1866 birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)  

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)  

Jan 20   Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 23   Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died in the year 1866.  

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

Feb 03   In the year 1866 death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)  

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

Mar 06   In the year 1866 death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)  

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1866.