Page 5: Historical Events In 1866

Jul 11   On this day in history r Beer-Hofmann, writer   

Jul 17   Italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa in the year 1866.   

Jul 19   Tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1866.   

Jul 23   Francesco Cilea, composer in the year 1866.   

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   On this day in history tennessee becomes first Confederate state readmitted to Union   

Jul 25   25th Postmaster General: Alexander W Randall of Wis takes office in the year 1866.   

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

Jul 25   In the year 1866 frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist   

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

Jul 26   In the year 1866 canoe Club opens in England   

Jul 26   Francesco Cilea, composer in the year 1866.   

Jul 27   In the year 1866 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) 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   Race riot in New Orleans in the year 1866.   

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

Aug 06   Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger) in the year 1866.   

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

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1866 birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)   

Jan 09   Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born in the year 1866.   

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   In the year 1866 birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)   

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 in the year 1866.   

Jan 10   Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died in the year 1866.   

Jan 15   M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1866 death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)   

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

Feb 03   In the year 1866 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   William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

Mar 10   In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87