Page 12: Historical Events In 1864

Aug 05   Spectrum of a comet observed for first time, by Giovanni Donati in the year 1864.   

Aug 06   Rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth in the year 1864.   

Aug 08   Henri de Vries, [Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo) in the year 1864.   

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   -16] Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia in the year 1864.   

Aug 15   On this day in history daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies   

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

Aug 16   4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault in the year 1864.   

Aug 16   On this day in history ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx)   

Aug 16   John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   6th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia: Confederate assault in the year 1864.   

Aug 18   On this day in history petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days   

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

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

Aug 20   In the year 1864 daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies   

Aug 21   BBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31] in the year 1864.   

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

Aug 22   Geneva Convention signed by 12 nations in the year 1864.   

Aug 22   Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations in the year 1864.   

Aug 22   On this day in history international Red Cross formed in Geneva, Switzerland   

Aug 22   In the year 1864 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   Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda in the year 1864.   

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

Aug 29   William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough in the year 1864.   

Aug 31   On this day in history atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties   

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

Aug 31   Max Wilhelm Zach, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 05   Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League)   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   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   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1864 victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83   

Jan 13   Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY in the year 1864.   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68   

Jan 23   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1864.   

Jan 24   In the year 1864 otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54