Historical Events In 1866

Jul 11   In the year 1866 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   On this day in history faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide  

Jul 20   On this day in history sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy  

Jul 21   In the year 1866 cholera epidemic kills hundreds in London  

Jul 23   On this day in history cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms  

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   Tennessee becomes first Confederate state readmitted to Union in the year 1866.  

Jul 25   25th Postmaster General: Alexander W Randall of Wis takes office on this day in history.  

Jul 25   Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies in the year 1866.  

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   Canoe Club opens in England on this day in history.  

Jul 26   Francesco Cilea, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 27   Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long) on this day in history.  

Jul 27   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 28   The birth of Beatrix Potter, English author on this day in history.  

Jul 30   On this day in history race riot in New Orleans  

Aug 05   Alfred Holy, composer in the year 1866.  

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   Transatlantic cable laid on this day in history.  

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

Aug 11   World's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI) in the year 1866.  

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

Aug 17   Bathe & Prussia signs peace treaty in the year 1866.  

Aug 20   On this day in history pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over  

Aug 22   On this day in history george Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies  

Aug 23   On this day in history 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   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   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 in the year 1866.  

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

Jan 25   Emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party was born on this day in history.  

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   Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died in the year 1866.  

Jan 27   John Gibson, sculptor, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 03   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died in the year 1866.  

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