Historical Events In 1868

Jul 06   In the year 1868 samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71  

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

Jul 09   1st black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state) in the year 1868.  

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

Jul 10   In the year 1868 carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71  

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

Jul 12   Stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal) on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana on this day in history.  

Jul 14   Alvin J Fellows patents tape measure in the year 1868.  

Jul 14   Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown) on this day in history.  

Jul 14   In the year 1868 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   In the year 1868 louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87  

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   The first use of tax stamps on cigarettes on this day in history.  

Jul 22   Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1868.  

Jul 24   George Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 25   Territory of Wyoming created on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1868 uS Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah & Idaho)  

Jul 28   On this day in history 14th Amendment ratified, citizenship to exslaves  

Jul 28   On this day in history 14th Amendment ratified, grants citizenship to ex-slaves  

Jul 28   On this day in history george Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor  

Jul 28   On this day in history the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing citizenship to those born or naturalized in the United States, is adopted.  

Jul 30   Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist in the year 1868.  

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

Aug 05   In the year 1868 oskar Merikanto, composer  

Aug 06   In the year 1868 paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)  

Aug 07   In the year 1868 granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony)  

Aug 08   Quake destroyes Arica Chile in the year 1868.  

Aug 08   In the year 1868 quake destroys Arica Chile  

Aug 11   Halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 13   Earthquakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador) in the year 1868.  

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937) was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 03   In the year 1868 birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian  

Jan 06   In the year 1868 birth of vittorio Monti, composer  

Jan 07   In the year 1868 birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity  

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   On this day in history birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)  

Jan 03   Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1868 william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51  

Jan 14   Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66 in the year 1868.  

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies  

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 in the year 1868.