Historical Events In 1864

Oct 05   Battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing the South in the year 1864.  

Oct 05   In the year 1864 louis Lumière, with brother Auguste made 1st motion picture in 1895  

Oct 05   In the year 1864 most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone (approx 60,000 die)  

Oct 07   -Oct 13th) Battle of Darbytown Road, VA on this day in history.  

Oct 07   Alexander Gardiner, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Oct 08   Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34 in the year 1864.  

Oct 09   On this day in history battle of Tom's Brook-Confederate cavalry that harassed Sheridan's campaign is wipped by Custer & Merrit's cavalry divisions  

Oct 10   David Bullock Harris, US Confederate colonel, dies of yellow fever on this day in history.  

Oct 11   Slavery abolished in Maryland on this day in history.  

Oct 12   On this day in history roger Taney, 5th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1836-64), dies at 87  

Oct 13   Battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties) on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Maurice de Plessys, French poet (Palace Occidental) on this day in history.  

Oct 15   In the year 1864 confederate troops occupy Glasgow, Missouri  

Oct 17   In the year 1864 elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks)  

Oct 18   David Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39 in the year 1864.  

Oct 19   Approx 25 Confederates make surprise attack on St Albans, Vermont in the year 1864.  

Oct 19   Daniel Davidson Bidwell, magistrate/brig-general, dies in battle at 45 in the year 1864.  

Oct 20   In the year 1864 lincoln formaly establishes Thanksgiving as a natl holiday  

Oct 20   Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Confederate gen-major, dies at 27 in the year 1864.  

Oct 21   Battle of Westport, MO (Kansas City) on this day in history.  

Oct 23   Battle of Westport, Missouri in the year 1864.  

Oct 23   In the year 1864 union Gen Samuel R Curtis defeats Conf Gen Stirling Price  

Oct 24   James Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46 on this day in history.  

Oct 25   Alexander Tikhonovich Gretsjaninow, Russ/US composer (Snow White) in the year 1864.  

Oct 25   In the year 1864 battle of Marais Des Cygnes River, Kansas (Mine Creek)  

Oct 26   In the year 1864 joseph Moorat, composer  

Oct 26   Union troops ambush & kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI in the year 1864.  

Oct 27   Andreas Randel, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Oct 27   On this day in history battle of Boydton Plank Road, VA (Burgess' Mill, Southside Railroad)  

Oct 28   On this day in history adolfo Camarillo, prominent land owner, horse breeder, and rancher (d. 1958  

Oct 28   Second Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri in the year 1864.  

Oct 29   Greek parliament accept new Constitution on this day in history.  

Oct 30   Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer in the year 1864.  

Oct 30   On this day in history helena, Montana's capital, founded  

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Jan 01   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 05   Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born in the year 1864.  

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

Jan 08   Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1864 birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]  

Jan 10   Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born in the year 1864.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1864 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   On this day in history death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)  

Jan 16   Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68 in the year 1864.  

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

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