Famous Personalities Born In 1866

Jan 02 Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 08 In the year 1866 birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)  

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

Jan 13 Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 15 In the year 1866 birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)  

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

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

Jan 25 In the year 1866 birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party  

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 In the year 1866 birth of romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915)  

Jan 30 In the year 1866 birth of gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow)  

Jan 31 In the year 1866 birth of emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man)  

Jan 31 In the year 1866 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 On this day in history birth of henri [Hendrik J] Hall, Dutch MP/comic (Put a Lid on it)  

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 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 Bror Beckman, composer was born in the year 1866.  

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

Feb 20 Carl Westman, Swedish architect and designer (d. 1936) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor  

Feb 24 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1866.  

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

Mar 07 Paul Ernst, writer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 23 In the year 1866 death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)  

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

Mar 06 William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died in the year 1866.  

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