Page 4: Historical Events In 1860

Jun 30   Gyula Andressy Jr, Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs (1918-20).   

Jun 30   The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.   

Jul 03   Charlotte Perkins Gilman, economist/lecturer/author/feminist.   

Jul 06   Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer, dies at 37   

Jul 07   Gustav Mahler, Kalischat Bohemia Austria, composer/conductor (Titan).   

Jul 09   Temperature hits 115°F in Ft Scott and 112°F in Topeka Kansas   

Jul 11   Johannis J van Laar, Dutch chemist (thermodynamics).   

Jul 13   John Ackersdijk, Dutch state house builder, dies at 69.   

Jul 16   Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist   

Jul 19   1st railroad reaches Kansas   

Jul 19   Lizzie Borden, murderer, gave her mother forty whacks.   

Jul 19   The railroad reaches Kansas   

Jul 20   Johannes Walter, German geologist (Denudation of the Wilderness)   

Jul 25   1st US intercollegiate billiard match (Harvard vs Yales).   

Jul 25   The inaugural US intercollegiate billard match (Harvard vs Yales).   

Jul 26   Philippe J Bunau-Varilla, French engineer (Colombia-Panama)   

Aug 01   European and North American Railway opens from Saint John, NB to Shediac. The line became part of the Intercolonial Railway on July 1, 1867   

Aug 03   American Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY   

Aug 03   Second Maori War begins   

Aug 05   Carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.   

Aug 05   Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man".   

Aug 08   Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in NYC   

Aug 11   Alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson etats de Normandie)   

Aug 11   James Wilson, politician.   

Aug 11   Nation's 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev).   

Aug 11   Nation's inaugural successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev)   

Aug 13   Annie Oakley, Drake Ohio, frontierswoman (Buffalo Bill's Wild West).   

Aug 13   Danillo II, ruler of Montenegro, dies.   

Aug 14   Ernest T Seton, naturalist/painter/author (Buffalo Wind-1938).   

Aug 15   Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23)   

Aug 16   Jules Laforgue, Uruguay, French poet (Les Complaintas)   

Aug 19   John Kane, Scottish-born US primitivist painter (Self-Portrait).   

Aug 20   Raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)   

Aug 22   Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow Award).   

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Jan 02   William c mills: Museum curator (excavated ohio indian mounds)   

Jan 07   Emanuil mandlov: Composer   

Jan 08   Nancy jones: Us black missionary in africa   

Jan 11   Marie bashkirtseff: Russian/french painter/author (journal)   

Jan 12   Henry larkin: American baseball player    

Jan 17   Douglas hyde: President of ireland   

Jan 21   Karl staaff: Prime minister of sweden    

Jan 25   Charles curtis: (r) 31st us vp (1929-33)   

Jan 05   St john nepomucene neumann: 1st male us saint,    

Jan 12   Martinus j niewindt: Bishop on curacao (christened slaves),    

Jan 13   William mason: American politician (b. 1786)   

Jan 27   János bolyai: Hungarian mathematician (b. 1802)   

Jan 30   Francesco antonio norberto pinto: Composer,   

Feb 09   Eduard w van dam van isselt: Dutch milt/liberal politician,    

Feb 20   Henry drummond: English banker/religious leader,   

Feb 25   Chauncey allen goodrich: American clergyman, educator, and lexicographer (b. 1790)