Page 5: Historical Events In 1866

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

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

Jul 19   Tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights in the year 1866.   

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

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   In the year 1866 francesco Cilea, composer   

Jul 23   On this day in history thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83   

Jul 24   In the year 1866 tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union   

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   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   On this day in history beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit)   

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

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

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

Aug 05   Alfred Holy, composer in the year 1866.   

Aug 06   In the year 1866 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   Transatlantic cable laid on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1866 jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922)   

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

Aug 20   Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over in the year 1866.   

Aug 22   George Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1866 treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1866 birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher   

Jan 13   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born in the year 1866.   

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   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   On this day in history 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.