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   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   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   David Bullock Harris, US Confederate colonel, dies of yellow fever in the year 1864.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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) in the year 1864.  

Oct 18   David Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Oct 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1864.  

Oct 20   In the year 1864 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   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 in the year 1864.  

Oct 25   Alexander Tikhonovich Gretsjaninow, Russ/US composer (Snow White) on this day in history.  

Oct 25   On this day in history battle of Marais Des Cygnes River, Kansas (Mine Creek)  

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   Battle of Boydton Plank Road, VA (Burgess' Mill, Southside Railroad) in the year 1864.  

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

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

Oct 29   On this day in history 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   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 05   In the year 1864 birth of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)  

Jan 06   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 08   In the year 1864 birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)  

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

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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   Isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792) died on this day in history.  

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