Historical Events In 1863

Jan 16   Cruise of CSS Florida in the year 1863.  

Jan 17   In the year 1863 civil War skirmish near Newtown VA  

Jan 17   On this day in history civil War skirmish near Newtown, Virginia  

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

Jan 17   E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   In the year 1863 general Mieroslawski appointed dictator of Poland  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1863 city of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years  

Jan 21   Outback explorers Robert Burke and William Wills given heroes' funeral in Melbourne in the year 1863.  

Jan 22   On this day in history union Gen Burnside's "Mud March"  

Jan 23   Toronto Stock Exchange introduces first regular daily trading sessions in the year 1863.  

Jan 25   Battle of Kinston NC on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Battle of Kinston, NC on this day in history.  

Jan 25   General Joseph Hooker replaces Burnside as head of Army of Potomac in the year 1863.  

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

Jan 26   War Department authorizes Massachusetts Governor to recruit black troops in the year 1863.  

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

Jan 29   On this day in history battle at Bear River, Washington: US army vs indians  

Jan 31   1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army on this day in history.  

Jan 31   F Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis) in the year 1863.  

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

Feb 01   On this day in history fourth cholera pandemic in Middle East killing 600,000 people  

Feb 02   Samuel Clemens becomes Mark Twain for 1st time in the year 1863.  

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

Feb 05   In the year 1863 armand Parent, composer  

Feb 07   In the year 1863 hMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.  

Feb 07   In the year 1863 mieczyslaw Soltys, composer  

Feb 08   In the year 1863 nathan Hale, American journalist and author, dies.  

Feb 09   Anthony Hope [Hopkins], London, novelist in the year 1863.  

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

Feb 10   1st US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia in the year 1863.  

Feb 10   Frist US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1863 birth of pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games)  

Jan 02   Lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17) was born in the year 1863.  

Jan 12   Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator  

Jan 15   In the year 1863 birth of adolph Goldschmidt, German historian  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Marx, premier (Prussia)  

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)  

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   In the year 1863 death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)  

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.