Famous Birthdays In 1866

Jan 02 Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 15 In the year 1866 birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)  

Jan 19 Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20 Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 25 Emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party was born in the year 1866.  

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 in the year 1866.  

Jan 30 On this day in history birth of gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow)  

Jan 31 On this day in history birth of emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man)  

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

Feb 05 Arthur Keith, Scottish anthropologist was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 05 On this day in history 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 In the year 1866 birth of bror Beckman, composer  

Feb 10 In the year 1866 birth of rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian  

Feb 15 Bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King)  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 20 Carl Westman, Swedish architect and designer (d. 1936) was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor  

Feb 24 Hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25 Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher was born in the year 1866.  

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

Feb 28 In the year 1866 birth of vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [OS=2/16]  

Mar 03 In the year 1866 birth of fred A. Busse, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1914)  

Mar 07 Paul Ernst, writer was born in the year 1866.  

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Jan 10 Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died in the year 1866.  

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

Jan 23 On this day in history death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)  

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

Feb 03 On this day in history death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)  

Mar 04 Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 in the year 1866.  

Mar 06 William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10 Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.