Historical Events In 1866

Feb 25   Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher in the year 1866.  

Feb 26   Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical) in the year 1866.  

Feb 26   On this day in history new York Legislature establishes NYC Metropolitan Board of Health  

Feb 26   On this day in history new York Legislature forms NYC Metropolitan Board of Health  

Feb 28   Vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [OS=2/16] in the year 1866.  

Mar 01   Paraguayan canoes sink 2 Brazilian ironclads on Rio Parana on this day in history.  

Mar 02   1st US company to make sewing needles by machine incorporated, Conn on this day in history.  

Mar 02   The first US company to make sewing needles by machine incorporated, Connecticut on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 in the year 1866.  

Mar 07   Canada puts 10,000 militia on alert after Fenians hold meeting in New York and threaten invasion; as precaution against anticipated attacks on St. Patrick's Day on this day in history.  

Mar 07   On this day in history german premier Otto von Bismarck seriously wounded in assassin attempt  

Mar 07   Paul Ernst, writer on this day in history.  

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Mar 18   Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 19   Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die on this day in history.  

Mar 19   On this day in history louis Clapisson, composer, dies at 57  

Mar 20   Rikard Nordraak, composer, dies at 23 in the year 1866.  

Mar 21   Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury, astronomer in the year 1866.  

Mar 21   In the year 1866 congress authorizes national soldiers' homes  

Mar 24   In the year 1866 jack McAuliffe, US lightweight boxing champ, hall of famer  

Mar 24   Maria Amalia, of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Filips of Austria, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 27   Andrew Rankin patents the urinal in the year 1866.  

Mar 27   President Johnson vetoes civil rights bill; it later becomes 14th Amendment on this day in history.  

Mar 28   1st ambulance goes into service in the year 1866.  

Mar 28   On this day in history the first ambulance goes into service  

Mar 29   On this day in history menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies  

Mar 30   In the year 1866 bedrich Smetana's "Verkaufte Braut" (Sold Bride), premieres  

Mar 31   The Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile in the year 1866.  

Apr 01   On this day in history aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98  

Apr 01   Ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino) in the year 1866.  

Apr 01   US Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US in the year 1866.  

Apr 02   On this day in history pres Johnson ends war in Ala, Ark, Fla, Ga, Miss, La, NC, SC, Tn & Va  

Apr 02   On this day in history pres Johnson ends war in Ala, Ark, Fla, Ga, Miss, La, NC, SC, Tn &Va  

Apr 03   In the year 1866 james B Hertzog, South African general/premier (1914-39)  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)  

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

Jan 13   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)  

Jan 19   In the year 1866 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   Emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies in the year 1866.  

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

Jan 27   John Gibson, sculptor, dies in the year 1866.  

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 in the year 1866.  

Mar 06   William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.