Page 5: Historical Events In 1866

Jul 11   R Beer-Hofmann, writer on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1866.   

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

Jul 21   Cholera epidemic kills hundreds in London on this day in history.   

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   Tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union on this day in history.   

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

Jul 26   Canoe Club opens in England on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1866 beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit)   

Jul 28   Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US in the year 1866.   

Jul 28   In the year 1866 the birth of Beatrix Potter, English author   

Jul 30   In the year 1866 race riot in New Orleans   

Aug 05   In the year 1866 alfred Holy, composer   

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

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   In the year 1866 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 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   On this day in history birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher   

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   In the year 1866 birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1866 m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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