Historical Events In 1864

Oct 05   Battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing the South on this day in history.  

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

Oct 11   On this day in history slavery abolished in Maryland  

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

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

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

Oct 15   Confederate troops occupy Glasgow, Missouri on this day in history.  

Oct 17   On this day in history elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks)  

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

Oct 19   In the year 1864 approx 25 Confederates make surprise attack on St Albans, Vermont  

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

Oct 20   Lincoln formaly establishes Thanksgiving as a natl holiday on this day in history.  

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

Oct 21   In the year 1864 battle of Westport, MO (Kansas City)  

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 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) in the year 1864.  

Oct 26   Joseph Moorat, composer in the year 1864.  

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

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

Oct 28   On this day in history second Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri  

Oct 29   Greek parliament accept new Constitution in the year 1864.  

Oct 30   Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1864.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1864 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   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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 11   In the year 1864 birth of thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)  

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   In the year 1864 victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83  

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   In the year 1864 michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50  

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