Historical Events In 1866

Aug 30   In the year 1866 georges Minne, Flemish sculptor  

Sep 01   James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer (1892-97) on this day in history.  

Sep 01   Last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal) in the year 1866.  

Sep 03   On this day in history alain Locke, famous African  

Sep 04   In the year 1866 1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published  

Sep 04   In the year 1866 the first Hawaiian daily newspaper published  

Sep 06   Frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention in the year 1866.  

Sep 09   Gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czech poet/translator, dies at 65 in the year 1866.  

Sep 10   Tor Bernhard Vilhelm Aulin, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 13   On this day in history adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene)  

Sep 20   Gustave Doret, composer in the year 1866.  

Sep 21   In the year 1866 charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928)  

Sep 21   The birth of H.G Wells, English writer on this day in history.  

Sep 22   Decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance in the year 1866.  

Sep 23   On this day in history edouard Combe, composer  

Sep 25   On this day in history (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing  

Sep 25   In the year 1866 thomas Hunt Morgan, US, biologist (Nobel-1933)  

Sep 26   On this day in history carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72  

Sep 27   Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage) in the year 1866.  

Oct 01   Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens in the year 1866.  

Oct 02   Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist in the year 1866.  

Oct 02   In the year 1866 j Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener  

Oct 03   Learmont Drysdale, composer in the year 1866.  

Oct 06   1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000) on this day in history.  

Oct 06   First train robbery in US on this day in history.  

Oct 06   In the year 1866 reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music  

Oct 07   Martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children on this day in history.  

Oct 12   Antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer in the year 1866.  

Oct 15   On this day in history great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses  

Oct 16   In the year 1866 pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)  

Oct 19   On this day in history clarence Lucas, composer  

Oct 22   In the year 1866 paraguay: Battle of Curupaytí against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.  

Oct 25   In the year 1866 georg Alfred Schumann, composer  

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Jan 02   Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 19   Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)  

Jan 15   M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 23   In the year 1866 death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)  

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

Feb 03   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died in the year 1866.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87