Famous Birthdays In 1866

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

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

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

Jan 13 Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)  

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

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

Jan 25 Emile Vandervelde, President (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 30 Gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 31 On this day in history birth of henry Forster, cricketer (Oxford blue 1887-89, later Aust Gov-General)  

Feb 05 In the year 1866 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 On this day in history birth of rossetter Gleason Cole, composer  

Feb 06 Karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 10 Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian  

Feb 16 Johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King) was born in the year 1866.  

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 In the year 1866 birth of carl Westman, Swedish architect and designer (d. 1936)  

Feb 24 In the year 1866 birth of arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor  

Feb 24 Hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (d. 1961) was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 24 Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev, Russian physicist (d. 1912) was born in the year 1866.  

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

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical)  

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

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

Mar 07 In the year 1866 birth of paul Ernst, writer  

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Jan 10 On this day in history death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)  

Jan 15 M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

Jan 27 On this day in history 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 On this day in history alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77  

Mar 06 On this day in history death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)  

Mar 10 Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1866.