Historical Events In 1863

Jan 16   Cruise of CSS Florida in the year 1863.  

Jan 17   Civil War skirmish near Newtown VA in the year 1863.  

Jan 17   Civil War skirmish near Newtown, Virginia on this day in history.  

Jan 17   David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22) in the year 1863.  

Jan 17   In the year 1863 e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73  

Jan 19   General Mieroslawski appointed dictator of Poland on this day in history.  

Jan 19   On this day in history werner Sombart, German fascist (Juden und das Wirtschaftsleben)  

Jan 21   City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1863 union Gen Burnside's "Mud March"  

Jan 23   Toronto Stock Exchange introduces first regular daily trading sessions on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history battle of Kinston NC  

Jan 25   On this day in history battle of Kinston, NC  

Jan 25   General Joseph Hooker replaces Burnside as head of Army of Potomac on this day in history.  

Jan 26   On this day in history 54th Regiment (Black) infantry forms  

Jan 26   In the year 1863 war Department authorizes Massachusetts Governor to recruit black troops  

Jan 29   On this day in history battle at Bear River WA US Army vs Indians  

Jan 29   Battle at Bear River, Washington: US army vs indians in the year 1863.  

Jan 31   1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army in the year 1863.  

Jan 31   On this day in history f Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis)  

Jan 31   The first black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Fourth cholera pandemic in Middle East killing 600,000 people on this day in history.  

Feb 02   Samuel Clemens becomes Mark Twain for 1st time on this day in history.  

Feb 02   On this day in history samuel Clemens becomes Mark Twain for first time  

Feb 05   Armand Parent, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 07   On this day in history hMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.  

Feb 07   Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer in the year 1863.  

Feb 08   Nathan Hale, American journalist and author, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Anthony Hope [Hopkins], London, novelist on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane on this day in history.  

Feb 10   On this day in history 1st US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia  

Feb 10   On this day in history frist US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia  

Feb 10   PT Barnum stages wedding of Tom Thumb & Mercy Lavinia Warren (New York NY) in the year 1863.  

Feb 19   On this day in history emanuel Moor, composer  

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Jan 01   Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17)  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1863 birth of pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator  

Jan 15   Adolph Goldschmidt, German historian was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35 in the year 1863.  

Jan 09   Ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1863.  

Jan 10   Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1863.  

Jan 17   E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 in the year 1863.  

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

Mar 17   John Pelham, US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 on this day in history.  

Mar 21   In the year 1863 edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66  

Mar 28   On this day in history james Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brig-general, dies at 52