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 on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal) in the year 1866.  

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

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

Sep 13   Adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene) on this day in history.  

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

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

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   On this day in history j Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener  

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   First train robbery in US on this day in history.  

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   Antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer in the year 1866.  

Oct 15   Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses in the year 1866.  

Oct 16   In the year 1866 pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)  

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

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1866 birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1866 birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer  

Jan 15   Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)  

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 on this day in history.  

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   John Gibson, sculptor, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 03   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 in the year 1866.  

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 on this day in history.