Historical Events In 1864

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

Aug 06   On this day in history rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd  

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

Aug 08   On this day in history henri de Vries, [Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo)  

Aug 09   On this day in history battle of Ft Morgan AL  

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

Aug 14   On this day in history -16] Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia  

Aug 15   In the year 1864 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   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   On this day in history petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days  

Aug 19   In the year 1864 2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia  

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

Aug 20   Daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 21   In the year 1864 bBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31]  

Aug 21   John Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24 on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 22   In the year 1864 international Red Cross formed in Geneva, Switzerland  

Aug 22   International Red Cross Founded on this day in history.  

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

Aug 23   On this day in history fall of Fort Morgan at Mobile  

Aug 23   In the year 1864 union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama  

Aug 25   In the year 1864 combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda  

Aug 25   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Ream's Station on this day in history.  

Aug 29   On this day in history william Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae  

Aug 31   In the year 1864 atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough  

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

Aug 31   In the year 1864 ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39  

Aug 31   Max Wilhelm Zach, composer in the year 1864.  

Sep 01   On this day in history 2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties  

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Jan 01   In the year 1864 birth of alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)  

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

Jan 06   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1864 birth of thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)  

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1864 death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)  

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 in the year 1864.  

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.