Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   On this day in history george Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic  

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1869 libri, mathematician, dies  

Sep 30   In the year 1869 ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century)  

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

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

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   In the year 1869 the birth of Groucho Marx, US comedian of the 'Marx' brothers fame  

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

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

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

Oct 13   In the year 1869 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 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 in the year 1869.  

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

Oct 22   Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 25   August Otto Halm, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 30   Lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond) in the year 1869.  

Nov 01   In the year 1869 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 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   Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish dramatist (d. 1907) was born in the year 1869.  

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

Jan 19   In the year 1869 birth of alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations)  

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   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   William Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

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

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.