Historical Events In 1864

Oct 05   In the year 1864 battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing the South  

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   On this day in history alexander Gardiner, US Union brig-general, dies in battle  

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

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

Oct 10   In the year 1864 david Bullock Harris, US Confederate colonel, dies of yellow fever  

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

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

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   On this day in history confederate troops occupy Glasgow, Missouri  

Oct 17   Elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks) in the year 1864.  

Oct 18   On this day in history david Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39  

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

Oct 19   On this day in history daniel Davidson Bidwell, magistrate/brig-general, dies in battle at 45  

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

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

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

Oct 23   In the year 1864 battle of Westport, Missouri  

Oct 23   Union Gen Samuel R Curtis defeats Conf Gen Stirling Price in the year 1864.  

Oct 24   James Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46 in the year 1864.  

Oct 25   In the year 1864 alexander Tikhonovich Gretsjaninow, Russ/US composer (Snow White)  

Oct 25   Battle of Marais Des Cygnes River, Kansas (Mine Creek) in the year 1864.  

Oct 26   In the year 1864 joseph Moorat, composer  

Oct 26   Union troops ambush & kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI on this day in history.  

Oct 27   In the year 1864 andreas Randel, composer, dies at 58  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 29   In the year 1864 greek parliament accept new Constitution  

Oct 30   On this day in history elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer  

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)  

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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 10   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born in the year 1864.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)  

Jan 08   On this day in history victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)  

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

Jan 23   On this day in history michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50  

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1864.