Historical Events In 1869

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

Sep 21   Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold  

Sep 24   On this day in history 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   Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century) on this day in history.  

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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 08   On this day in history franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64  

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

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

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

Oct 13   On this day in history charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies  

Oct 14   Joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles) in the year 1869.  

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   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 in the year 1869.  

Oct 21   First shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore in the year 1869.  

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   August Otto Halm, composer in the year 1869.  

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

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   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   Percy Pitt, composer was born in the year 1869.  

Jan 04   Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19   Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations) was born in the year 1869.  

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   Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1869.  

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

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

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