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   Carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1868.  

Jul 11   J C Watson discovers asteroid #100 Hekate on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1868.  

Jul 14   In the year 1868 alvin J Fellows patents tape measure  

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

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

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

Jul 20   The first use of tax stamps on cigarettes in the year 1868.  

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

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

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

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

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   On this day in history constantine I, king of Greece  

Aug 05   In the year 1868 oskar Merikanto, composer  

Aug 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 08   Quake destroys Arica Chile in the year 1868.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of vittorio Monti, composer  

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

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   In the year 1868 birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)  

Jan 03   In the year 1868 moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 07   In the year 1868 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   Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died on this day in history.  

Feb 11   In the year 1868 leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies  

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

Mar 02   On this day in history carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81