Page 4: Historical Events In 1866

May 24   Berkeley CA named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne)   

May 24   Berkeley, Calif named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne)   

May 26   John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers).   

May 28   Dutch Government of Zuylen van Nijevelt/Heemskerk forms   

May 28   Dutch govt of Zuylen van Nijevelt/Heemskerk forms.   

May 30   Opera "Die Verkaufte Braut" premieres (Prague)   

May 31   Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer.   

Jun 01   General Dutch Typographer Union forms.   

Jun 01   Renegade Irish Fenians invade Fort Erie Ontario from US.   

Jun 02   Renegade Irish Fenians surrender to US forces   

Jun 07   Chief Seattle, Native American leader.   

Jun 07   Irish Fenians raid Pigeon Hill, Quebec.   

Jun 07   Irish Fenians raid Pigeon Hill, Qu‚bec.   

Jun 11   The Allahabad High Court (then Agra High Court) is established in India.   

Jun 13   House passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights for blacks).   

Jun 13   House passes 14th Amendment.   

Jun 13   Lambertus Zijl, sculptor (Trade scholarship).   

Jun 15   C H F Peters discovers asteroid #88 Thisbe   

Jun 15   Prussia attacks Austria   

Jun 18   Jacobus T Abels, painter, dies at 62   

Jun 20   Italy declares war on Austria   

Jun 20   Ivans, [Jacob van Schevichaven], Dutch lawyer/detective writer.   

Jun 23   Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam physician/social activist, dies at 53.   

Jun 24   2nd Battle at Custozza: Prussian-Austria beats Italian army.   

Jun 26   Josef Swickard, Coblenz Germany, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities).   

Jul 03   Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter   

Jul 04   In this year, Firecracker thrown in wood starts fire destroying half of Portland, Mainee, US   

Jul 04   In this year, Firecracker thrown in wood starts fire destroying much of Portland, Me.   

Jul 10   Indelible pencil patented by Edson P Clark, Northampton, Mass.   

Jul 10   Indelible pencil patents by Edson P Clark, Northampton, Mass.   

Jul 11   R Beer-Hofmann, writer.   

Jul 17   Italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa   

Jul 19   Tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights   

Jul 20   Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide   

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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,