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 on this day in history.  

Oct 05   Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone (approx 60,000 die) on this day in history.  

Oct 07   In the year 1864 -Oct 13th) Battle of Darbytown Road, VA  

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 on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1864 roger Taney, 5th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1836-64), dies at 87  

Oct 13   Battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties) in the year 1864.  

Oct 14   In the year 1864 maurice de Plessys, French poet (Palace Occidental)  

Oct 15   Confederate troops occupy Glasgow, Missouri in the year 1864.  

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 in the year 1864.  

Oct 19   Daniel Davidson Bidwell, magistrate/brig-general, dies in battle at 45 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 21   Battle of Westport, MO (Kansas City) in the year 1864.  

Oct 23   On this day in history battle of Westport, Missouri  

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   On this day in history alexander Tikhonovich Gretsjaninow, Russ/US composer (Snow White)  

Oct 25   Battle of Marais Des Cygnes River, Kansas (Mine Creek) on this day in history.  

Oct 26   On this day in history joseph Moorat, composer  

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

Oct 27   Andreas Randel, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1864.  

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

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   Helena, Montana's capital, founded on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 09   In the year 1864 birth of vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926)  

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

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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1864 stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY  

Jan 15   In the year 1864 death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)  

Jan 16   In the year 1864 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