Famous Personalities Born 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 On this day in history birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 19 In the year 1866 birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)  

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 On this day in history birth of romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915)  

Jan 30 Gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow) was born in the year 1866.  

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 in the year 1866.  

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 In the year 1866 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 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25 Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1866.  

Mar 03 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 27 John Gibson, sculptor, dies on this day in history.  

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

Mar 04 Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 10 On this day in history antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87