Historical Events In 1868

Jul 06   Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jul 07   In the year 1868 ed Pooley takes 12 dismissals as keeper in match Surrey v Sussex  

Jul 09   On this day in history 1st black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state)  

Jul 09   The first black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state) on this day in history.  

Jul 10   On this day in history carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 11   J C Watson discovers asteroid #100 Hekate in the year 1868.  

Jul 12   In the year 1868 stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal)  

Jul 13   Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana in the year 1868.  

Jul 14   On this day in history alvin J Fellows patents tape measure  

Jul 14   On this day in history gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown)  

Jul 14   On this day in history tape measure enclosed in a circular case patented, AJ Fellows, Ct  

Jul 15   In the year 1868 william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies  

Jul 16   Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jul 20   1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes in the year 1868.  

Jul 20   Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jul 20   On this day in history the first use of tax stamps on cigarettes  

Jul 22   In the year 1868 zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer, dies at 51  

Jul 24   On this day in history george Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies  

Jul 25   Territory of Wyoming created in the year 1868.  

Jul 25   On this day in history uS Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah & Idaho)  

Jul 28   14th Amendment ratified, citizenship to exslaves in the year 1868.  

Jul 28   In the year 1868 14th Amendment ratified, grants citizenship to ex-slaves  

Jul 28   George Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor in the year 1868.  

Jul 28   The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing citizenship to those born or naturalized in the United States, is adopted in the year 1868.  

Jul 30   On this day in history alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist  

Aug 02   On this day in history constantine I, king of Greece  

Aug 05   Oskar Merikanto, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 06   On this day in history paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)  

Aug 07   Granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony) on this day in history.  

Aug 08   On this day in history quake destroyes Arica Chile  

Aug 08   On this day in history quake destroys Arica Chile  

Aug 11   Halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1868.  

Aug 12   Frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21) on this day in history.  

Aug 13   On this day in history earthquakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1868 birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)  

Jan 03   Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Vittorio Monti, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 08   Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1868 birth of s. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939)  

Jan 11   In the year 1868 birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)  

Jan 14   Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 03   Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1868.  

Jan 07   William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1868 heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66  

Jan 22   In the year 1868 moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 28   On this day in history death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62  

Feb 11   Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies in the year 1868.  

Feb 29   [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.