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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 21   Cholera epidemic kills hundreds in London in the year 1866.   

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

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 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 in the year 1866.   

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

Jul 25   Frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1866.   

Jul 27   Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long) in the year 1866.   

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

Jul 28   Beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit) in the year 1866.   

Jul 28   Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US on this day in history.   

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

Jul 30   Race riot in New Orleans on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 08   On this day in history matthew A Henson, 1st Black to reach North Pole (Jun 4 1909)   

Aug 10   In the year 1866 transatlantic cable laid   

Aug 10   Transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

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

Aug 12   Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Bathe & Prussia signs peace treaty on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1866 treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)   

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

Jan 25   Emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 10   Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1866 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   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died in the year 1866.   

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.