Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   George Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic on this day in history.  

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

Sep 22   Richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich in the year 1869.  

Sep 22   The opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich) on this day in history.  

Sep 24   On this day in history 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 in the year 1869.  

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

Oct 01   On this day in history 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   The birth of Gandhi, Indian leader of 'passive' resistance in the year 1869.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1869.  

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   In the year 1869 hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing  

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

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

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

Oct 22   In the year 1869 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   1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) in the year 1869.  

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

Oct 30   On this day in history 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   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 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   Martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786) died in the year 1869.  

Jan 17   In the year 1869 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   On this day in history prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72  

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   In the year 1869 johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60  

Feb 15   On this day in history death of mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796)