Page 6: Historical Events In 1860

Oct 13   First aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston in the year 1860.   

Oct 15   In the year 1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard   

Oct 17   1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club on this day in history.   

Oct 17   In the year 1860 dionyssios Lavrangas, composer   

Oct 17   In the year 1860 first pro golf tournament held in Scotland   

Oct 18   The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty in the year 1860.   

Oct 19   Affie Jarvis, cricketer (Australian WK of the late 19th century) on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history johan Nathan, murderer, hanged   

Oct 31   On this day in history juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder (Girl Scouts of America)   

Nov 05   Carl Binder, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Abraham Lincoln (R-Ill-Rep) elected 16th President in the year 1860.   

Nov 06   On this day in history abraham Lincoln (Rep-R-Ill) elected 16th pres   

Nov 11   On this day in history 1st Jewish wedding in Buenos Aires Argentina   

Nov 14   Feliks Ostrowski, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1860.   

Nov 16   On this day in history edmund Schuecker, composer   

Nov 18   Ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20) in the year 1860.   

Nov 23   On this day in history karl Branting, Sweden, statesman/diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921)   

Nov 23   With the "Banking Panic" of 1857 stretching into another decade and showing few signs of lifting, the New York Clearing House moved to offer help on this day, the Clearing House handed out its first loan, issuing $7.375 million worth of certificates to the nation's ailing banks on this day in history.   

Nov 23   With the "Banking Panic" of 1857 stretching into another decade and showing few signs of lifting, the New York Clearing House moved to offer help: on this day, the Clearing House handed out its first loan, issuing $7.375 million worth of certificates to the nation's ailing banks on this day in history.   

Nov 28   Heinrich FL Rellstab, German music theorist, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Hans Haym, composer in the year 1860.   

Dec 02   In the year 1860 c T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England)   

Dec 07   On this day in history constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet, dies at 43   

Dec 15   In the year 1860 niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903)   

Dec 17   Anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County in the year 1860.   

Dec 18   In the year 1860 edward Alexander MacDowell, US, composer (Indian Suite)   

Dec 20   On this day in history sC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede   

Dec 20   In the year 1860 sC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede   

Dec 20   In the year 1860 south Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy   

Dec 21   On this day in history henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah)   

Dec 23   Harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine (You & I) on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Winkle," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Dec 26   In the year 1860 maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)   

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Jan 02   In the year 1860 birth of william C Mills, museum curator (excavated Ohio Indian mounds)   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of emanuil Mandlov, composer   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa   

Jan 11   In the year 1860 birth of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian/French painter/author (Journal)   

Jan 12   Henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1860 birth of karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915)   

Jan 25   Charles Curtis, (R) 31st US VP (1929-33) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   St John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies in the year 1860.   

Jan 12   Martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history death of william Mason, American politician (b. 1786)   

Jan 27   In the year 1860 death of jános Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1802)   

Jan 30   Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1860.   

Feb 09   Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch milt/liberal politician, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Henry Drummond, English banker/religious leader, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman, educator, and lexicographer (b. 1790) died on this day in history.