Historical Events In 1866

Jul 17   On this day in history italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa  

Jul 19   On this day in history tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights  

Jul 20   In the year 1866 faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide  

Jul 20   Sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy in the year 1866.  

Jul 21   Cholera epidemic kills hundreds in London on this day in history.  

Jul 23   On this day in history cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms  

Jul 23   In the year 1866 francesco Cilea, composer  

Jul 23   Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 24   Tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union in the year 1866.  

Jul 24   Tennessee becomes first Confederate state readmitted to Union in the year 1866.  

Jul 25   25th Postmaster General: Alexander W Randall of Wis takes office on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1866 aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies  

Jul 25   On this day in history frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist  

Jul 25   On this day in history uS Grant named first general of Army  

Jul 26   Canoe Club opens in England in the year 1866.  

Jul 26   Francesco Cilea, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 27   On this day in history atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long)  

Jul 27   Cyrus W. Field lays the first successful underwater telegraph cable connecting North America and Europe (after two failed attempts) on this day in history.  

Jul 28   In the year 1866 beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit)  

Jul 28   Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US in the year 1866.  

Jul 28   In the year 1866 the birth of Beatrix Potter, English author  

Jul 30   On this day in history race riot in New Orleans  

Aug 05   On this day in history alfred Holy, composer  

Aug 06   On this day in history chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)  

Aug 08   Matthew A Henson, 1st Black to reach North Pole (Jun 4 1909) in the year 1866.  

Aug 10   On this day in history transatlantic cable laid  

Aug 10   On this day in history transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria  

Aug 11   World's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI) on this day in history.  

Aug 12   On this day in history jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922)  

Aug 17   In the year 1866 bathe & Prussia signs peace treaty  

Aug 20   In the year 1866 pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over  

Aug 22   George Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies in the year 1866.  

Aug 23   Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war in the year 1866.  

Aug 30   Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1866 birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)  

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1866.  

Jan 19   Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 20   Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party  

Jan 10   In the year 1866 death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)  

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

Jan 23   Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died in the year 1866.  

Jan 27   In the year 1866 john Gibson, sculptor, dies  

Feb 03   In the year 1866 death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)  

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

Mar 06   On this day in history 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