Historical Events In 1864

Jun 22   Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician in the year 1864.  

Jun 25   Horse tramway at the Hague, opens on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Petersburg Campaign-Federals begin digging tunnels under Reb lines on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Walther Hermann Nernst, Prussian physicist/chemist (Nobel 1920) on this day in history.  

Jun 27   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on this day in history.  

Jun 27   Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain GA on this day in history.  

Jun 27   Charles Garrison Harker, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle at 26 in the year 1864.  

Jun 29   In the year 1864 anton Beer-Walbrun, composer  

Jun 29   In the year 1864 grand Trunk Railway accident; 100 killed  

Jul 01   On this day in history battle of Petersburg, VA [->JUL 31] -front US3695 CS---  

Jul 02   Gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester on this day in history.  

Jul 02   In the year 1864 gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester en route to Wash DC  

Jul 02   On this day in history statuary Hall in US Capitol established  

Jul 03   Battle of Chattahoochie River, GA [until Jul 9] in the year 1864.  

Jul 04   On this day in history -9] Battle at Chattahoochee River, Georgia  

Jul 05   Battle of Smith's Expedition, MS (Tupelo, Harrisburg) on this day in history.  

Jul 06   Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazil, composer/conductor (Artemis) in the year 1864.  

Jul 06   Battle of Chattahoochee River, GA [->JUL 10] US730 CS600 on this day in history.  

Jul 06   Samuel Allen Rice, US Union brig-gen, dies of injuries at 36 in the year 1864.  

Jul 07   S Middleton, MD -Early's Washington Raid- in the year 1864.  

Jul 08   On this day in history the Shinsengumi sabotage the Choshu-han shishi's planned attack on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. This event is known as Ikedaya Jiken.  

Jul 09   Battle of Monocacy, MD US1959 CS400 on this day in history.  

Jul 09   In the year 1864 franz Miller, becomes first Train Murderer  

Jul 11   Battle of Fort Stevens, DC (Early's Raid, Tennallytown, MD) in the year 1864.  

Jul 11   Confederate forces led by Gen J Early begin invasion of Wash DC on this day in history.  

Jul 12   George Washington Carver, botanist (studied the peanut) [or Jan 10] on this day in history.  

Jul 13   On this day in history early retreats from Washington City back to Shenandoah Valley  

Jul 14   In the year 1864 gold is discovered in Helena, Mont  

Jul 15   Marie Tempest, [Marie Susan Etherington], actress (Yellow Sands) in the year 1864.  

Jul 15   Troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 & injuring 109 of 955 aboard in the year 1864.  

Jul 15   In the year 1864 troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 and injuring 109 of 955 aboard  

Jul 16   Victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   In the year 1864 cSA President Davis replaces Gen Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood  

Jul 17   On this day in history daniel McCook Jr, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 29  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)  

Jan 05   In the year 1864 birth of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)  

Jan 06   In the year 1864 birth of ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League)  

Jan 08   In the year 1864 birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926)  

Jan 10   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931)  

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1864.  

Jan 07   On this day in history death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)  

Jan 08   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1864.  

Jan 13   Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1864 death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)  

Jan 16   Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1864.