Historical Events In 1866

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

Sep 01   On this day in history last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate  

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

Sep 03   Alain Locke, famous African in the year 1866.  

Sep 04   1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published in the year 1866.  

Sep 04   On this day in history the first Hawaiian daily newspaper published  

Sep 06   In the year 1866 frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention  

Sep 09   On this day in history gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czech poet/translator, dies at 65  

Sep 10   Tor Bernhard Vilhelm Aulin, composer in the year 1866.  

Sep 13   In the year 1866 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   On this day in history the birth of H.G Wells, English writer  

Sep 22   On this day in history decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance.  

Sep 23   In the year 1866 edouard Combe, composer  

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

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

Sep 26   Carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage) on this day in history.  

Oct 01   In the year 1866 dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens  

Oct 02   In the year 1866 charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist  

Oct 02   J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener on this day in history.  

Oct 03   Learmont Drysdale, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 06   1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000) in the year 1866.  

Oct 06   On this day in history first train robbery in US  

Oct 06   Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music on this day in history.  

Oct 07   In the year 1866 martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children  

Oct 12   Antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer on this day in history.  

Oct 15   Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword) in the year 1866.  

Oct 19   In the year 1866 clarence Lucas, composer  

Oct 22   Paraguay: Battle of Curupaytí against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay on this day in history.  

Oct 25   Georg Alfred Schumann, composer in the year 1866.  

Oct 30   Jesse James gang robs bank in Lexington Missouri ($2000) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1866 birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)  

Jan 09   Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born in the year 1866.  

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   Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born in the year 1866.  

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

Jan 25   Emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party was born in the year 1866.  

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

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

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   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   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.