Historical Events In 1869

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

Sep 21   In the year 1869 henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer  

Sep 22   In the year 1869 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 in the year 1869.  

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

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

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   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 in the year 1869.  

Oct 05   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 in the year 1869.  

Oct 06   On this day in history john Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres  

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

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

Oct 09   Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer in the year 1869.  

Oct 11   On this day in history gordon Frederic Norton, composer  

Oct 13   Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies in the year 1869.  

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 23   Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer on this day in history.  

Oct 23   Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72 in the year 1869.  

Oct 25   In the year 1869 august Otto Halm, composer  

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

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

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

Nov 01   On this day in history deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra  

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Jan 03   Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer was born in the year 1869.  

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

Jan 04   Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960) was born in the year 1869.  

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

Jan 15   In the year 1869 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   Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk (d. 1916) was born in the year 1869.  

Jan 01   Martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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 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 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.