Historical Events In 1863

Oct 15   On this day in history cliff House opens in SF (1st of many on the site)  

Oct 16   Austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Secretary (Nobel 1925) on this day in history.  

Oct 16   On this day in history grant is given command of Union forces in West  

Oct 18   Battle of Charlestown, WV in the year 1863.  

Oct 19   Battle of Buckland Mills, VA on this day in history.  

Oct 19   On this day in history john Huston Finley, Ill, editor (NY Times (1937-38)  

Oct 21   On this day in history lambertus GC Ledeboer, Dutch old-reformed vicar, dies at 55  

Oct 24   Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 26   Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer in the year 1863.  

Oct 26   Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game in the year 1863.  

Oct 26   Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva on this day in history.  

Oct 27   Dutch railway to Harlingen opens in the year 1863.  

Oct 28   On this day in history battle at Wauhatchie Georgia: 865 killed or injured  

Oct 29   International Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant in the year 1863.  

Oct 29   In the year 1863 intl Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)  

Oct 29   Intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) on this day in history.  

Oct 29   On this day in history the International Red Cross is established.  

Oct 31   In the year 1863 louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51  

Oct 31   On this day in history the Maori Wars resumed as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron began their Invasion of the Waikato.  

Nov 01   In the year 1863 -8] Averell's Raid (on)to Lewisburg, West Virginia  

Nov 01   In the year 1863 alfred Reisenauer, composer  

Nov 01   Fortifications built on Angel Island (San Francisco Bay) by troops in the year 1863.  

Nov 03   Battle of Grand Coteau, GA in the year 1863.  

Nov 03   In the year 1863 eugene Samuel-Holeman, composer  

Nov 06   On this day in history battle of Rogersville TN  

Nov 07   Battle of Rappahannock Station & Kelly's Ford, VA on this day in history.  

Nov 08   René [Raphael] Viviani, French historian/social premier (1914-15) in the year 1863.  

Nov 13   In the year 1863 carnot Posey, Confederate brig-generaal, dies at 50  

Nov 14   On this day in history bedford Forrest is assigned to command of West Tennessee  

Nov 14   In the year 1863 leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakelite)  

Nov 14   On this day in history skirmish at Danville, Mississippi  

Nov 15   Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (childless), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 16   Battle of Campbell's Station TN, 492 casualities on this day in history.  

Nov 17   -Dec 4th) Battle of Knoxville, TN on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back)  

Jan 01   Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games) was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 02   Lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 14   Pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 15   Adolph Goldschmidt, German historian was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 15   Wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1863 birth of david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)  

Jan 02   On this day in history roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35  

Jan 09   On this day in history ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 10   Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17   On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73  

Mar 11   On this day in history death of sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)  

Mar 17   In the year 1863 john Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24  

Mar 21   Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Mar 28   James Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52 on this day in history.