Historical Events In 1864

Aug 05   On this day in history spectrum of a comet observed for first time, by Giovanni Donati  

Aug 06   In the year 1864 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   Henri de Vries, [Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo) on this day in history.  

Aug 09   In the year 1864 battle of Ft Morgan AL  

Aug 13   In the year 1864 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   Daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies in the year 1864.  

Aug 15   Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 16   On this day in history john Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31  

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

Aug 18   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days in the year 1864.  

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

Aug 20   8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties) on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 21   On this day in history john Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24  

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

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   International Red Cross Founded in the year 1864.  

Aug 23   Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32) on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 25   On this day in history 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   William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae in the year 1864.  

Aug 31   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough on this day in history.  

Aug 31   Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties on this day in history.  

Aug 31   In the year 1864 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 on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 06   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 08   Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892) was born in the year 1864.  

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   Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1864 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   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54