Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   George Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic on this day in history.  

Sep 21   Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer in the year 1869.  

Sep 22   Richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich in the year 1869.  

Sep 22   The opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich) in the year 1869.  

Sep 24   In the year 1869 black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold  

Sep 24   In the year 1869 the Black Friday Wall Street panic occurs when financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market.  

Sep 28   Libri, mathematician, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 30   On this day in history ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century)  

Oct 01   On this day in history 1st postcards are issued (Vienna)  

Oct 01   On this day in history the first postcards are issued (Vienna)  

Oct 02   On this day in history mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader  

Oct 02   On this day in history the birth of Gandhi, Indian leader of 'passive' resistance  

Oct 02   On this day in history the birth of Groucho Marx, US comedian of the 'Marx' brothers fame  

Oct 05   In the year 1869 a strong hurricane devastates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer.  

Oct 06   In the year 1869 john Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres  

Oct 08   In the year 1869 franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64  

Oct 08   J Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) on this day in history.  

Oct 09   On this day in history harry Lawrence Freeman, composer  

Oct 11   Gordon Frederic Norton, composer in the year 1869.  

Oct 13   Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles) on this day in history.  

Oct 16   On this day in history hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing  

Oct 16   On this day in history hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing  

Oct 18   Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo) on this day in history.  

Oct 21   On this day in history 1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore  

Oct 21   On this day in history first shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore  

Oct 22   In the year 1869 michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64  

Oct 23   Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer in the year 1869.  

Oct 23   Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Oct 25   On this day in history august Otto Halm, composer  

Oct 26   In the year 1869 1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)  

Oct 26   The first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) on this day in history.  

Oct 30   In the year 1869 lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond)  

Nov 01   In the year 1869 deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra  

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer  

Jan 04   In the year 1869 birth of percy Pitt, composer  

Jan 04   In the year 1869 birth of tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960)  

Jan 13   In the year 1869 birth of emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of stanisław Wyspiański, Polish dramatist (d. 1907)  

Jan 18   In the year 1869 birth of willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer  

Jan 19   Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1869 birth of grigori Rasputin, Russian monk (d. 1916)  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786)  

Jan 17   On this day in history alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55  

Jan 26   Duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846) died on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 30   William Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794) died in the year 1869.  

Feb 01   Frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68 in the year 1869.  

Feb 04   Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1869 death of mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796)