Page 6: Historical Events In 1860

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

Oct 15   11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard on this day in history.   

Oct 17   In the year 1860 1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club   

Oct 17   Dionyssios Lavrangas, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 17   First pro golf tournament held in Scotland in the year 1860.   

Oct 18   The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty on this day in history.   

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

Oct 24   In the year 1860 elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80   

Oct 31   Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged on this day in history.   

Oct 31   Juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder (Girl Scouts of America) in the year 1860.   

Nov 05   In the year 1860 carl Binder, composer, dies at 43   

Nov 06   In the year 1860 abraham Lincoln (R-Ill-Rep) elected 16th President   

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

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

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

Nov 16   Edmund Schuecker, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1860.   

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

Nov 29   In the year 1860 hans Haym, composer   

Dec 02   On this day in history c T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England)   

Dec 07   In the year 1860 constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet, dies at 43   

Dec 15   On this day in history 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) in the year 1860.   

Dec 20   In the year 1860 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   South Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy in the year 1860.   

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

Dec 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1860 maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of william C Mills, museum curator (excavated Ohio Indian mounds)   

Jan 07   Emanuil Mandlov, composer was born in the year 1860.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian/French painter/author (Journal)   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1860 birth of douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949)   

Jan 21   In the year 1860 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   In the year 1860 st John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1860 death of william Mason, American politician (b. 1786)   

Jan 27   On this day in history death of jános Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1802)   

Jan 30   Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch milt/liberal politician, dies at 63   

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

Feb 25   In the year 1860 death of chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman, educator, and lexicographer (b. 1790)