Page 12: Historical Events In 1864

Aug 05   In the year 1864 spectrum of a comet observed for first time, by Giovanni Donati   

Aug 06   Rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd in the year 1864.   

Aug 08   In the year 1864 comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth   

Aug 08   In the year 1864 henri de Vries, [Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo)   

Aug 09   Battle of Ft Morgan AL on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history battle of Deep Bottom VA (Strawberry Plains) & Fussell's Mill VA   

Aug 14   In the year 1864 -16] Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia   

Aug 15   Daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies in the year 1864.   

Aug 15   In the year 1864 off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners   

Aug 16   On this day in history 4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault   

Aug 16   Ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx) in the year 1864.   

Aug 16   John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 in the year 1864.   

Aug 18   On this day in history 6th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia: Confederate assault   

Aug 18   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history 2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia   

Aug 20   In the year 1864 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties)   

Aug 20   Daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies in the year 1864.   

Aug 21   On this day in history bBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31]   

Aug 21   John Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24 in the year 1864.   

Aug 22   On this day in history geneva Convention signed by 12 nations   

Aug 22   Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations on this day in history.   

Aug 22   International Red Cross formed in Geneva, Switzerland on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history international Red Cross Founded   

Aug 23   In the year 1864 eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32)   

Aug 23   Fall of Fort Morgan at Mobile on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama   

Aug 25   Combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Ream's Station in the year 1864.   

Aug 29   William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae in the year 1864.   

Aug 31   On this day in history atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough   

Aug 31   Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties in the year 1864.   

Aug 31   On this day in history ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39   

Aug 31   In the year 1864 max Wilhelm Zach, composer   

Sep 01   2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties in the year 1864.   

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Jan 01   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born on this day in history.   

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   Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]   

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   On this day in history birth of thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)   

Jan 04   On this day in history mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83   

Jan 13   On this day in history stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY   

Jan 15   Isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   On this day in history michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50   

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.