Page 6: Historical Events In 1866

Aug 30   In the year 1866 georges Minne, Flemish sculptor   

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

Sep 01   On this day in history last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate   

Sep 02   Hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal) on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Alain Locke, famous African on this day in history.   

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

Sep 04   On this day in history the first Hawaiian daily newspaper published   

Sep 06   In the year 1866 frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention   

Sep 09   In the year 1866 gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czech poet/translator, dies at 65   

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

Sep 13   Adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1866 gustave Doret, composer   

Sep 21   Charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928) in the year 1866.   

Sep 21   The birth of H.G Wells, English writer on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance on this day in history.   

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

Sep 25   (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing on this day in history.   

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

Sep 26   Carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   In the year 1866 tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage)   

Oct 01   Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1866 charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist   

Oct 02   On this day in history j Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener   

Oct 03   In the year 1866 learmont Drysdale, composer   

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

Oct 06   On this day in history first train robbery in US   

Oct 06   Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music on this day in history.   

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   Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses in the year 1866.   

Oct 16   In the year 1866 pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)   

Oct 19   Clarence Lucas, composer in the year 1866.   

Oct 22   In the year 1866 paraguay: Battle of Curupaytí against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.   

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   Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies in the year 1866.   

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   In the year 1866 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   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.