Page 6: Historical Events In 1860

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

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 in the year 1860.   

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

Oct 17   First pro golf tournament held in Scotland on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1860.   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 14   On this day in history 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   On this day in history karl Branting, Sweden, statesman/diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921)   

Nov 23   In the year 1860 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   In the year 1860 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 28   Heinrich FL Rellstab, German music theorist, dies in the year 1860.   

Nov 29   On this day in history hans Haym, composer   

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

Dec 07   Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet, dies at 43 in the year 1860.   

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   SC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede in the year 1860.   

Dec 20   On this day in history 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) in the year 1860.   

Dec 24   On this day in history joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Winkle," premieres in NYC   

Dec 26   Maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt) on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942)   

Jan 17   Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949) was born in the year 1860.   

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

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

Jan 30   In the year 1860 francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer, dies at 44   

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