Historical Events In 1866

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

Sep 01   In the year 1866 last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate  

Sep 02   In the year 1866 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   In the year 1866 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   In the year 1866 gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czech poet/translator, dies at 65  

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

Sep 13   In the year 1866 adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene)  

Sep 20   On this day in history gustave Doret, composer  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1866 carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 03   Learmont Drysdale, composer in the year 1866.  

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

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

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   On this day in history pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)  

Oct 19   Clarence Lucas, composer in the year 1866.  

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

Oct 25   On this day in history georg Alfred Schumann, composer  

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)  

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   Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)  

Jan 20   In the year 1866 birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)  

Jan 25   In the year 1866 birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party  

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

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   William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1866.