Page 3: Historical Events In 1866

Apr 04   George P Baker, US playwright (47 Workshop).   

Apr 06   Butch Cassidy, American 'Wild West' outlaw is born.   

Apr 06   G.A.R. forms   

Apr 06   Joseph Lincoln Steffens, muckraker/journalist (Shame of the Cities)   

Apr 08   Italy and Prussia ally against Austria-Hungary   

Apr 09   Civil Rights Bill passes over Pres Andrew Johnson's veto.   

Apr 10   American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) forms.   

Apr 10   Campobello New Brunswick Irish American Fenians attack Campobello Island from Eastport, Maine; persuaded to leave by British warships, US agents.   

Apr 11   Carla Ford, Henry's wife.   

Apr 13   Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker) born.   

Apr 13   Butch Cassidy, [Robert LeRoy Parker], American desperado (Wild Bunch Passage)   

Apr 14   Anne Mansfield Sullivan, US, educated Helen Keller   

Apr 15   William Jackson, composer, dies at 51.   

Apr 16   Karakozov attempts to assassinate Tsar Alexander II of Russia   

Apr 16   Nitroglycerine at Wells Fargo and Co office explodes   

Apr 19   Henri WA Deterding, Dutch oil magnate (Royal Oil, Shell)   

Apr 20   Victor Hollaender, composer.   

Apr 22   Hans von Seeckt, German general (Future of the Reich)   

Apr 24   Victoria BC is connected to British Columbia mainland via cable and telegraph   

May 01   American Equal Rights Association forms   

May 02   Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao   

May 04   Woodward's Gardens opens to public   

May 07   Cornelis J K van Aalst, president (Dutch Trading Company)   

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

May 08   Australian Rules Football is created and I still do not understand the game, sorry all you Aussie's   

May 13   Ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer.   

May 16   Charles Elmer Hires invents root beer   

May 16   Ernest Watson Burgess, US sociologist (ecological school).   

May 16   The U S Congress authorizes the minting of a 5-cent coin The nickel is born.   

May 17   Adolf Bernhard Marx, composer, dies at 70   

May 17   Erik Satie, French composer is born.   

May 18   French Government of De Putte steps down   

May 18   French Govt of De Putte steps down.   

May 21   1st-class debut of G F Grace aged 15 years 159 days.   

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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,