Famous Personalities Born In 1866

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

Jan 08 In the year 1866 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 On this day in history birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer  

Jan 15 On this day in history 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 in the year 1866.  

Jan 20 In the year 1866 birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)  

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

Jan 25 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1866.  

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

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of henri [Hendrik J] Hall, Dutch MP/comic (Put a Lid on it)  

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

Feb 06 In the year 1866 birth of karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde)  

Feb 07 Raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 09 George Ade, US, journalist/playwright/humorist (Fables in Slang) was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 10 In the year 1866 birth of bror Beckman, composer  

Feb 10 On this day in history birth of rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian  

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

Feb 16 In the year 1866 birth of johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King)  

Feb 16 Vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [NS=Feb 28] was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 16 William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, NJ, hall of fame baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Feb 20 In the year 1866 birth of carl Westman, Swedish architect and designer (d. 1936)  

Feb 24 Arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (d. 1961)  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev, Russian physicist (d. 1912)  

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

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

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

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

Jan 23 Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died in the year 1866.  

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

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.