Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   In the year 1869 george Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic  

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

Sep 22   On this day in history richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich  

Sep 22   In the year 1869 the opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich)  

Sep 24   Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold on this day in history.  

Sep 24   The Black Friday Wall Street panic occurs when financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market on this day in history.  

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

Sep 30   Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century) on this day in history.  

Oct 01   In the year 1869 1st postcards are issued (Vienna)  

Oct 01   The first postcards are issued (Vienna) in the year 1869.  

Oct 02   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader in the year 1869.  

Oct 02   In the year 1869 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   John Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres in the year 1869.  

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

Oct 08   In the year 1869 j Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)  

Oct 09   In the year 1869 harry Lawrence Freeman, composer  

Oct 11   Gordon Frederic Norton, composer on this day in history.  

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

Oct 14   On this day in history joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles)  

Oct 16   Hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing in the year 1869.  

Oct 16   Hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing in the year 1869.  

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

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

Oct 21   In the year 1869 first shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore  

Oct 22   On this day in history michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64  

Oct 23   In the year 1869 jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer  

Oct 23   On this day in history jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72  

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

Oct 26   On this day in history 1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)  

Oct 26   The first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) in the year 1869.  

Oct 30   Lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond) on this day in history.  

Nov 01   Deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra on this day in history.  

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Jan 03   Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer was born on this day in history.  

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   Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish dramatist (d. 1907) was born in the year 1869.  

Jan 18   Willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Jan 26   Duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846) died in the year 1869.  

Jan 28   On this day in history prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72  

Jan 30   On this day in history death of william Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794)  

Feb 01   Frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60 in the year 1869.  

Feb 15   Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796) died in the year 1869.