Famous Personalities Born 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 in the year 1866.  

Jan 09 Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer  

Jan 15 Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born in the year 1866.  

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

Jan 20 On this day in history birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)  

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 Gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 31 Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man) was born in the year 1866.  

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

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

Feb 05 In the year 1866 birth of henri [Hendrik J] Hall, Dutch MP/comic (Put a Lid on it)  

Feb 05 Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 07 In the year 1866 birth of raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus)  

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

Feb 10 On this day in history birth of bror Beckman, composer  

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

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

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of william "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, NJ, hall of fame baseball player  

Feb 20 On this day in history 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 In the year 1866 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of paul Ernst, writer  

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Jan 10 In the year 1866 death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)  

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

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

Jan 27 On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies  

Feb 03 François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died on this day in history.  

Mar 04 On this day in history 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