Historical Events In 1868

Jul 06   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

Jul 09   In the year 1868 the first black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state)  

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

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

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

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

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

Jul 15   William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 16   Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1868.  

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

Jul 20   Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1868.  

Jul 20   In the year 1868 the first use of tax stamps on cigarettes  

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

Jul 24   George Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies in the year 1868.  

Jul 25   Territory of Wyoming created in the year 1868.  

Jul 25   US Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah & Idaho) in the year 1868.  

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

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

Jul 28   In the year 1868 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   On this day in history alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist  

Aug 02   Constantine I, king of Greece on this day in history.  

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

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   Quake destroys Arica Chile on this day in history.  

Aug 11   In the year 1868 halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52  

Aug 12   Frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21) in the year 1868.  

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

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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   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   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   Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1868.  

Jan 14   Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 22   Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died on this day in history.  

Feb 11   Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on this day in history.  

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

Mar 02   In the year 1868 carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81