Page 2: Historical Events In 1866

Feb 25   Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher   

Feb 26   Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical)   

Feb 26   New York Legislature establishes NYC Metropolitan Board of Health   

Feb 26   New York Legislature forms NYC Metropolitan Board of Health   

Feb 28   Vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [OS=2/16]   

Mar 01   Paraguayan canoes sink 2 Brazilian ironclads on Rio Parana.   

Mar 02   1st US company to make sewing needles by machine incorporated, Conn   

Mar 02   The inaugural US company to make sewing needles by machine incorporated, Connecticut   

Mar 04   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77.   

Mar 07   Canada puts 10000 militia on alert after Fenians hold meeting in New York and threaten invasion; as precaution against anticipated attacks on St. Patrick's Day   

Mar 07   German premier Otto von Bismarck seriously wounded in assassin attempt.   

Mar 07   Paul Ernst, writer.   

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87   

Mar 18   Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer   

Mar 19   Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die.   

Mar 19   Louis Clapisson, composer, dies at 57.   

Mar 20   Rikard Nordraak, composer, dies at 23.   

Mar 21   Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury, astronomer.   

Mar 21   Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes   

Mar 24   Jack McAuliffe, US lightweight boxing champ, hall of famer.   

Mar 24   Maria Amalia, of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Filips of Austria, dies.   

Mar 27   Andrew Rankin patents the urinal.   

Mar 27   President Johnson vetoes civil rights bill; it later is recorded as becoming 14th Amendment   

Mar 28   1st ambulance goes into service.   

Mar 28   The inaugural ambulance goes into service.   

Mar 29   Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies   

Mar 30   Bedrich Smetana's "Verkaufte Braut" (Sold Bride), premieres.   

Mar 31   The Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile.   

Apr 01   Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98.   

Apr 01   Ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino).   

Apr 01   US Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US   

Apr 02   Pres Johnson ends war in Ala, Ark, Fla, Ga, Miss, La, NC, SC, Tn and Va   

Apr 03   James B Hertzog, South African general/premier (1914-39)   

Apr 04   Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in the city of Kiev   

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Jan 02   Prof gilbert murray: Australian classical scholar   

Jan 08   William g. conley: American politician   

Jan 09   Albert baertsoen: Flemish painter/etcher   

Jan 13   Vasily sergeyevich kalinnikov: Composer   

Jan 15   Nathan söderblom: Swedish archbishop, recipient of the nobel peace prize   

Jan 19   Harry davenport: Nyc, actor/director (her unborn child, my sin)   

Jan 20   Richard le gallienne: English writer (maker of gainborg)   

Jan 25   Emile vandervelde: Leader of belgian bwp party   

Jan 10   Pyotr pletnyov: Russian poet (b. 1792)   

Jan 15   M t d'azeglio: Writer,   

Jan 23   Thomas love peacock: English satirist (b. 1785)   

Jan 27   John gibson: Sculptor,   

Feb 03   François-xavier garneau: French canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)   

Mar 04   Alexander campbell: Irish/us founder disciples of christ,   

Mar 06   William whewell: English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)   

Mar 10   Antonio francesco gaetano s pacini: Composer,