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

Sep 02   Hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal) in the year 1866.  

Sep 03   Alain Locke, famous African in the year 1866.  

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

Sep 04   The first Hawaiian daily newspaper published on this day in history.  

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

Sep 09   On this day in history 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) in the year 1866.  

Sep 20   On this day in history gustave Doret, composer  

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

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

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   On this day in history (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing  

Sep 25   Thomas Hunt Morgan, US, biologist (Nobel-1933) in the year 1866.  

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

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

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

Oct 02   On this day in history charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist  

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

Oct 03   Learmont Drysdale, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 06   In the year 1866 1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000)  

Oct 06   In the year 1866 first train robbery in US  

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

Oct 07   Martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children in the year 1866.  

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   On this day in history pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)  

Oct 19   Clarence Lucas, composer in the year 1866.  

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

Oct 25   Georg Alfred Schumann, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.  

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   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1866.  

Mar 06   On this day in history death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)  

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.