Historical Events In 1868

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

Jul 07   On this day in history ed Pooley takes 12 dismissals as keeper in match Surrey v Sussex  

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   On this day in history j C Watson discovers asteroid #100 Hekate  

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown)  

Jul 14   Tape measure enclosed in a circular case patented, AJ Fellows, Ct on this day in history.  

Jul 15   William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies in the year 1868.  

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

Jul 20   On this day in history 1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes  

Jul 20   In the year 1868 antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75  

Jul 20   The first use of tax stamps on cigarettes on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jul 28   George Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor on this day in history.  

Jul 28   In the year 1868 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   In the year 1868 constantine I, king of Greece  

Aug 05   On this day in history oskar Merikanto, composer  

Aug 06   Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909) on this day in history.  

Aug 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52  

Aug 12   On this day in history frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21)  

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   On this day in history birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian  

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

Jan 07   Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09   S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939) was born in the year 1868.  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1868 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   On this day in history william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51  

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

Jan 22   On this day in history moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 28   In the year 1868 death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62  

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 in the year 1868.  

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