Page 5: Historical Events In 1866

Jul 11   R Beer-Hofmann, writer in the year 1866.   

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

Jul 19   On this day in history tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights   

Jul 20   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1866.   

Jul 24   Tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union in the year 1866.   

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   On this day in history aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies   

Jul 25   On this day in history frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist   

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

Jul 26   On this day in history canoe Club opens in England   

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   In the year 1866 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   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   Transatlantic cable laid in the year 1866.   

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   Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922) in the year 1866.   

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

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   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 in the year 1866.   

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

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   On this day in history death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)   

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   On this day in history 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