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   In the year 1866 alain Locke, famous African  

Sep 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1866 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 21   Charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928) on this day in history.  

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   Edouard Combe, composer on this day in history.  

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

Sep 25   On this day in history 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) in the year 1866.  

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

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

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

Oct 03   On this day in history learmont Drysdale, composer  

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

Oct 06   First train robbery in US in the year 1866.  

Oct 06   Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music in the year 1866.  

Oct 07   Martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children on this day in history.  

Oct 12   In the year 1866 antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer  

Oct 15   On this day in history great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses  

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

Oct 19   Clarence Lucas, composer in the year 1866.  

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

Oct 25   Georg Alfred Schumann, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1866 birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)  

Jan 15   On this day in history m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies  

Jan 23   Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died on this day in history.  

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   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 in the year 1866.  

Mar 06   On this day in history death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)  

Mar 10   In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87