Page 5: Historical Events In 1866

Jul 11   In the year 1866 r Beer-Hofmann, writer   

Jul 17   In the year 1866 italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa   

Jul 19   In the year 1866 tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights   

Jul 20   Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1866 sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy   

Jul 21   On this day in history cholera epidemic kills hundreds in London   

Jul 23   Cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Tennessee becomes first Confederate state readmitted to Union on this day in history.   

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

Jul 25   On this day in history aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies   

Jul 25   Frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist in the year 1866.   

Jul 25   US Grant named first general of Army on this day in history.   

Jul 26   In the year 1866 canoe Club opens in England   

Jul 26   Francesco Cilea, composer in the year 1866.   

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

Jul 27   In the year 1866 cyrus W. Field lays the first successful underwater telegraph cable connecting North America and Europe (after two failed attempts).   

Jul 28   Beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit) on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1866 metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US   

Jul 28   On this day in history the birth of Beatrix Potter, English author   

Jul 30   Race riot in New Orleans in the year 1866.   

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   Transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

Aug 11   World's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI) in the year 1866.   

Aug 12   Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922) in the year 1866.   

Aug 17   Bathe & Prussia signs peace treaty in the year 1866.   

Aug 20   On this day in history pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over   

Aug 22   On this day in history george Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies   

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

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Jan 02   Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born in the year 1866.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 20   In the year 1866 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   In the year 1866 death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)   

Mar 04   On this day in history alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77   

Mar 06   In the year 1866 death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)   

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1866.