Famous Birthdays In 1866

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)

Jan 09 In the year 1866 birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher

Jan 13 In the year 1866 birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer

Jan 15 Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.

Jan 19 Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born in the year 1866.

Jan 20 Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born on this day in history.

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party

Jan 25 In the year 1866 birth of emile Vandervelde, President (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments (d. 1938)

Jan 29 Romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915) was born on this day in history.

Jan 30 In the year 1866 birth of gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow)

Jan 31 Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man) was born on this day in history.

Jan 31 Henry Forster, cricketer (Oxford blue 1887-89, later Aust Gov-General) was born on this day in history.

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of arthur Keith, Scottish anthropologist

Feb 05 Henri [Hendrik J] Hall, Dutch MP/comic (Put a Lid on it) was born in the year 1866.

Feb 05 In the year 1866 birth of rossetter Gleason Cole, composer

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde)

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus)

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of george Ade, US, journalist/playwright/humorist (Fables in Slang)

Feb 10 Bror Beckman, composer was born in the year 1866.

Feb 10 Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.

Feb 15 In the year 1866 birth of bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian

Feb 16 Johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King) was born on this day in history.

Feb 16 In the year 1866 birth of vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [NS=Feb 28]

Feb 16 William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, NJ, hall of fame baseball player was born in the year 1866.

Feb 20 Carl Westman, Swedish architect and designer (d. 1936) was born on this day in history.

Feb 24 Arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor was born in the year 1866.

Feb 24 In the year 1866 birth of hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (d. 1961)

Feb 24 Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev, Russian physicist (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.

Feb 25 On this day in history birth of benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher

Feb 26 Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical) was born on this day in history.

Feb 28 Vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [OS=2/16] was born on this day in history.

Mar 03 Fred A. Busse, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.

Mar 07 On this day in history birth of paul Ernst, writer

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Jan 10 Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died on this day in history.

Jan 15 In the year 1866 m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies

Jan 23 Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died on this day in history.

Jan 27 In the year 1866 john Gibson, sculptor, dies

Feb 03 In the year 1866 death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)

Mar 04 In the year 1866 alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77

Mar 06 In the year 1866 death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)

Mar 10 In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87