Historical Events In 1869

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

Sep 21   On this day in history henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer  

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

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

Sep 30   Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century) in the year 1869.  

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

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

Oct 02   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64  

Oct 08   On this day in history j Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)  

Oct 09   On this day in history 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 in the year 1869.  

Oct 14   In the year 1869 joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles)  

Oct 16   In the year 1869 hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing  

Oct 16   Hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing on this day in history.  

Oct 18   In the year 1869 henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo)  

Oct 21   In the year 1869 1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore  

Oct 21   In the year 1869 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 23   In the year 1869 jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72  

Oct 25   In the year 1869 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) in the year 1869.  

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

Nov 01   Deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra in the year 1869.  

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Jan 03   In the year 1869 birth of paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer  

Jan 04   Percy Pitt, composer was born in the year 1869.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960)  

Jan 13   Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist was born in the year 1869.  

Jan 15   Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish dramatist (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer was born in the year 1869.  

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations)  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1869 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   In the year 1869 death of duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846)  

Jan 28   Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1869.  

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   On this day in history johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60  

Feb 15   Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796) died on this day in history.