Historical Events In 1866

Sep 01   James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer (1892-97) in the year 1866.  

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

Sep 02   On this day in history hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal)  

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

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

Sep 04   The first Hawaiian daily newspaper published on this day in history.  

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   Adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene) in the year 1866.  

Sep 20   Gustave Doret, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 21   Charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928) in the year 1866.  

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   Edouard Combe, composer on this day in history.  

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

Sep 25   Thomas Hunt Morgan, US, biologist (Nobel-1933) on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 01   On this day in history dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens  

Oct 02   Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist on this day in history.  

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

Oct 03   In the year 1866 learmont Drysdale, composer  

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

Oct 06   In the year 1866 first train robbery in US  

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

Oct 07   On this day in history martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children  

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

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   Georg Alfred Schumann, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 30   In the year 1866 jesse James gang robs bank in Lexington Missouri ($2000)  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

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 in the year 1866.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party  

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

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   In the year 1866 john Gibson, sculptor, dies  

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   On this day in history death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)  

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.