Historical Events In 1866

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

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   Alain Locke, famous African in the year 1866.  

Sep 04   1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published on this day in history.  

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

Sep 06   Frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1866 edouard Combe, composer  

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   In the year 1866 dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens  

Oct 02   On this day in history charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist  

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

Oct 03   In the year 1866 learmont Drysdale, composer  

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

Oct 06   In the year 1866 first train robbery in US  

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

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

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

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

Oct 16   Pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword) on this day in history.  

Oct 19   Clarence Lucas, composer on this day in history.  

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

Oct 25   In the year 1866 georg Alfred Schumann, composer  

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 in the year 1866.  

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

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

Jan 13   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born in the year 1866.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1866.  

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

Jan 23   On this day in history death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)  

Jan 27   On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies  

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

Mar 04   On this day in history 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.