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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 Emile Vandervelde, President (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments (d. 1938) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 29 In the year 1866 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 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 On this day in history 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 Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1866 birth of george Ade, US, journalist/playwright/humorist (Fables in Slang)  

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

Feb 10 Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian was born in the year 1866.  

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 In the year 1866 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 Arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 In the year 1866 birth of hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (d. 1961)  

Feb 24 In the year 1866 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 In the year 1866 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 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 On this day in history m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies  

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

Jan 27 John Gibson, sculptor, dies in the year 1866.  

Feb 03 François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died in the year 1866.  

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

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