Historical Events In 1866

Jan 09   Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher in the year 1866.   

Jan 09   Fisk University establishes in the year 1866.   

Jan 11   On this day in history steamship London sinks in storm off Land's End England, kills 220   

Jan 12   The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London in the year 1866.   

Jan 13   In the year 1866 vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer   

Jan 15   Bedrich Smetana's opera "Branibori v Cechach," premieres in Prague in the year 1866.   

Jan 15   Bedrich Smetana's opera "Branibori vs Cechach," premieres in Prague in the year 1866.   

Jan 15   On this day in history m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies   

Jan 19   Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history prim's Insurrection in Spain ends   

Jan 20   Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) in the year 1866.   

Jan 27   On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies   

Jan 29   Romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915) on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1866 the birth of Romain Rolland, French writer   

Jan 30   Gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow) in the year 1866.   

Jan 31   Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Cholera in Russia, Germany in the year 1866.   

Feb 04   Mary Baker Eddy cures her injuries by opening a bible in the year 1866.   

Feb 05   Arthur Keith, Scottish anthropologist in the year 1866.   

Feb 06   In the year 1866 karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde)   

Feb 07   On this day in history raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus)   

Feb 09   On this day in history george Ade, US, journalist/playwright/humorist (Fables in Slang)   

Feb 10   On this day in history bror Beckman, composer   

Feb 10   Dutch government Frans van der Putte forms in the year 1866.   

Feb 10   In the year 1866 dutch govt Frans van der Putte forms   

Feb 13   In the year 1866 jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty MO ($15,000)   

Feb 13   In the year 1866 jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty, Missouri ($15,000)   

Feb 15   In the year 1866 bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian   

Feb 16   Johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King) in the year 1866.   

Feb 16   On this day in history spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes the British Secretary of State for War.   

Feb 16   The birth of Johann Strauss, Austrian composer in the year 1866.   

Feb 21   In the year 1866 lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st US woman to earn a DDS degree   

Feb 21   Lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes first US woman to earn a DDS degree in the year 1866.   

Feb 24   On this day in history arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor   

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Jan 02   Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 09   In the year 1866 birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer   

Jan 15   Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)   

Jan 25   In the year 1866 birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party   

Jan 10   Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died on this day in history.   

Jan 15   M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies   

Feb 03   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died in the year 1866.   

Mar 04   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1866 death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)   

Mar 10   In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87