Page 5: Historical Events In 1866

Jul 11   R Beer-Hofmann, writer in the year 1866.   

Jul 17   In the year 1866 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   Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy on this day in history.   

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

Jul 23   Cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms in the year 1866.   

Jul 23   Francesco Cilea, composer in the year 1866.   

Jul 23   Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1866.   

Jul 24   On this day in history tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union   

Jul 24   In the year 1866 tennessee becomes first Confederate state readmitted to Union   

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   Frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist in the year 1866.   

Jul 25   In the year 1866 uS Grant named first general of Army   

Jul 26   On this day in history canoe Club opens in England   

Jul 26   In the year 1866 francesco Cilea, composer   

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   Beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit) in the year 1866.   

Jul 28   On this day in history metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US   

Jul 28   The birth of Beatrix Potter, English author in the year 1866.   

Jul 30   In the year 1866 race riot in New Orleans   

Aug 05   Alfred Holy, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 10   Transatlantic cable laid in the year 1866.   

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

Aug 11   In the year 1866 world's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI)   

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   Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over in the year 1866.   

Aug 22   In the year 1866 george Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies   

Aug 23   Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born in the year 1866.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1866 birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher   

Jan 13   In the year 1866 birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer   

Jan 15   In the year 1866 birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)   

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

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)   

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   M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)   

Jan 27   On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies   

Feb 03   On this day in history death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)   

Mar 04   In the year 1866 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.