Historical Events In 1868

Oct 10   Guillermo M Tomas, composer in the year 1868.  

Oct 11   Thomas Edison patents his 1st invention: electric voice machine on this day in history.  

Oct 16   In the year 1868 franz X Ritter von Epp, German general (China)  

Oct 17   In the year 1868 constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect  

Oct 19   Bertha Landes, 1st woman elected mayor of a major US city (Seattle) on this day in history.  

Oct 21   Severe earthquake at 7 53 AM, centered in Hayward, Calif on this day in history.  

Oct 21   On this day in history severe earthquake at 7:53 AM, centered in Hayward, Calif  

Oct 22   In the year 1868 jacques Offenbach's opera "Genevieve de Brabant," premieres in NYC  

Oct 23   Rama V, [Chulalongkorn], leader of Thailand (-1910) in the year 1868.  

Oct 26   B F Randolph, SC state senator, assassinated on this day in history.  

Oct 26   White terrorists kill several blacks in St Bernard Parish La on this day in history.  

Oct 30   On this day in history john Menard of Louisiana is 1st black elected to Congress  

Oct 31   On this day in history standard uniform approved for postal carriers  

Nov 02   Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally in the year 1868.  

Nov 03   On this day in history 1st black elected to Congress (John W Menard, Louisiana)  

Nov 03   First black elected to Congress (John W Menard, Louisiana) in the year 1868.  

Nov 03   Ulysses Grant (R) wins presidential election over Horatio Seymour (D) in the year 1868.  

Nov 04   On this day in history the birth of Scott Joplin, Renowned 'ragtime' pianist  

Nov 09   Andrea d' Angeli, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 11   1st American amateur track & field meet (NYC) in the year 1868.  

Nov 11   On this day in history edouard Vuillard, French painter/graphic artist  

Nov 13   American Philological Association organized in NY in the year 1868.  

Nov 13   On this day in history gioacchino (Antonio) Rossini composer (Barber of Seville), dies at 76  

Nov 13   Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini, composer (Barber of Seville), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Nov 13   On this day in history pierre Maurice, composer  

Nov 22   John Nance Garner, (D) 32nd VP (1933-41) in the year 1868.  

Nov 23   On this day in history louis Ducos du Hauron patents trichrome color photo process  

Nov 24   Scott Joplin, US, entertainer/composer (The Entertainer) on this day in history.  

Nov 26   In the year 1868 1st baseball game played in enclosed field in SF, at 25th & Folsom  

Nov 27   Battle at Washita-Gen Custer defeats Cheyennes on this day in history.  

Nov 27   On this day in history black Kettle, [Motavato], Cheyenne chief, dies  

Nov 28   Frantisek Alois Drdla, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 30   In the year 1868 the inauguration of a statue of King Charles XII of Sweden takes place in the King's garden in Stockholm.  

Dec 01   In the year 1868 john D Rockefeller begins anti oil war  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1868.  

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   On this day in history heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66  

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

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   In the year 1868 [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81  

Mar 02   Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1868.