Page 6: Historical Events In 1860

Oct 13   First aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston on this day in history.   

Oct 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history dionyssios Lavrangas, composer   

Oct 17   On this day in history first pro golf tournament held in Scotland   

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

Oct 19   Affie Jarvis, cricketer (Australian WK of the late 19th century) in the year 1860.   

Oct 24   On this day in history elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80   

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

Oct 31   In the year 1860 juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder (Girl Scouts of America)   

Nov 05   Carl Binder, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1860.   

Nov 06   Abraham Lincoln (R-Ill-Rep) elected 16th President on this day in history.   

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

Nov 11   In the year 1860 1st Jewish wedding in Buenos Aires Argentina   

Nov 14   In the year 1860 feliks Ostrowski, composer, dies at 58   

Nov 16   In the year 1860 edmund Schuecker, composer   

Nov 18   On this day in history ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20)   

Nov 23   Karl Branting, Sweden, statesman/diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921) on this day in history.   

Nov 23   On this day in history 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.   

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   In the year 1860 heinrich FL Rellstab, German music theorist, dies   

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   In the year 1860 anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County   

Dec 18   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US, composer (Indian Suite) on this day in history.   

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

Dec 20   SC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede in the year 1860.   

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

Dec 21   In the year 1860 henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah)   

Dec 23   In the year 1860 harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine (You & I)   

Dec 24   Joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Winkle," premieres in NYC in the year 1860.   

Dec 26   On this day in history maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)   

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Jan 02   William C Mills, museum curator (excavated Ohio Indian mounds) was born in the year 1860.   

Jan 07   Emanuil Mandlov, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa was born in the year 1860.   

Jan 11   Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian/French painter/author (Journal) was born in the year 1860.   

Jan 12   In the year 1860 birth of henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942)   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949)   

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915)   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of charles Curtis, (R) 31st US VP (1929-33)   

Jan 05   St John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   William Mason, American politician (b. 1786) died in the year 1860.   

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   On this day in history henry Drummond, English banker/religious leader, dies at 69   

Feb 25   On this day in history death of chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman, educator, and lexicographer (b. 1790)