Historical Events In 1864

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

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

Oct 05   Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone (approx 60,000 die) in the year 1864.  

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

Oct 07   In the year 1864 alexander Gardiner, US Union brig-general, dies in battle  

Oct 08   On this day in history thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34  

Oct 09   In the year 1864 battle of Tom's Brook-Confederate cavalry that harassed Sheridan's campaign is wipped by Custer & Merrit's cavalry divisions  

Oct 10   On this day in history david Bullock Harris, US Confederate colonel, dies of yellow fever  

Oct 11   Slavery abolished in Maryland in the year 1864.  

Oct 12   Roger Taney, 5th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1836-64), dies at 87 in the year 1864.  

Oct 13   On this day in history battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties)  

Oct 14   On this day in history maurice de Plessys, French poet (Palace Occidental)  

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

Oct 17   Elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 20   Lincoln formaly establishes Thanksgiving as a natl holiday in the year 1864.  

Oct 20   On this day in history stephen Dodson Ramseur, Confederate gen-major, dies at 27  

Oct 21   On this day in history battle of Westport, MO (Kansas City)  

Oct 23   Battle of Westport, Missouri on this day in history.  

Oct 23   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 26   On this day in history joseph Moorat, composer  

Oct 26   On this day in history union troops ambush & kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI  

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

Oct 27   Battle of Boydton Plank Road, VA (Burgess' Mill, Southside Railroad) on this day in history.  

Oct 28   Adolfo Camarillo, prominent land owner, horse breeder, and rancher (d. 1958 in the year 1864.  

Oct 28   Second Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri on this day in history.  

Oct 29   On this day in history greek parliament accept new Constitution  

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

Oct 30   In the year 1864 helena, Montana's capital, founded  

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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 in the year 1864.  

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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1864.  

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