Page 6: Historical Events In 1866

Aug 30   On this day in history georges Minne, Flemish sculptor   

Sep 01   James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer (1892-97) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1866 last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate   

Sep 02   On this day in history hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal)   

Sep 03   On this day in history alain Locke, famous African   

Sep 04   In the year 1866 1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published   

Sep 04   The first Hawaiian daily newspaper published in the year 1866.   

Sep 06   On this day in history frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention   

Sep 09   Gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czech poet/translator, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Sep 10   In the year 1866 tor Bernhard Vilhelm Aulin, composer   

Sep 13   On this day in history adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene)   

Sep 20   In the year 1866 gustave Doret, composer   

Sep 21   Charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928) on this day in history.   

Sep 21   The birth of H.G Wells, English writer in the year 1866.   

Sep 22   Decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance in the year 1866.   

Sep 23   Edouard Combe, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 25   (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing in the year 1866.   

Sep 25   Thomas Hunt Morgan, US, biologist (Nobel-1933) on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1866 carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72   

Sep 27   On this day in history tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage)   

Oct 01   In the year 1866 dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens   

Oct 02   Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist in the year 1866.   

Oct 02   J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener in the year 1866.   

Oct 03   Learmont Drysdale, composer in the year 1866.   

Oct 06   1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000) on this day in history.   

Oct 06   First train robbery in US in the year 1866.   

Oct 06   Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music in the year 1866.   

Oct 07   On this day in history martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children   

Oct 12   Antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer in the year 1866.   

Oct 15   On this day in history great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses   

Oct 16   Pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword) on this day in history.   

Oct 19   On this day in history clarence Lucas, composer   

Oct 22   Paraguay: Battle of Curupaytí against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay on this day in history.   

Oct 25   On this day in history georg Alfred Schumann, composer   

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Jan 02   Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born in the year 1866.   

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   In the year 1866 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   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   M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1866 death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)   

Jan 27   In the year 1866 john Gibson, sculptor, dies   

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   On this day in history antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87