Historical Events In 1866

Sep 01   In the year 1866 james "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer (1892-97)  

Sep 01   Last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate in the year 1866.  

Sep 02   In the year 1866 hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal)  

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

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

Sep 04   The first Hawaiian daily newspaper published in the year 1866.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 21   On this day in history charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928)  

Sep 21   In the year 1866 the birth of H.G Wells, English writer  

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

Sep 23   Edouard Combe, composer in the year 1866.  

Sep 25   (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing in the year 1866.  

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

Sep 26   Carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72 in the year 1866.  

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

Oct 01   Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens on this day in history.  

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

Oct 02   J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener in the year 1866.  

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

Oct 12   On this day in history antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer  

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   In the year 1866 clarence Lucas, composer  

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1866.  

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   Emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party was born on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1866 john Gibson, sculptor, dies  

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