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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 13   On this day in history oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana  

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

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

Jul 22   Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 25   US Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah & Idaho) on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 28   In the year 1868 george Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor  

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

Jul 30   In the year 1868 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   In the year 1868 paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)  

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

Aug 08   Quake destroyes Arica Chile on this day in history.  

Aug 08   In the year 1868 quake destroys Arica Chile  

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

Aug 12   In the year 1868 frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21)  

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 in the year 1868.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist  

Jan 08   Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born in the year 1868.  

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

Jan 11   Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 07   On this day in history william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51  

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

Jan 22   Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1868.  

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

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 in the year 1868.  

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