Page 6: Historical Events In 1866

Aug 30   Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor on this day in history.   

Sep 01   James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer (1892-97) in the year 1866.   

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

Sep 02   In the year 1866 hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal)   

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   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   Adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene) in the year 1866.   

Sep 20   On this day in history gustave Doret, composer   

Sep 21   In the year 1866 charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928)   

Sep 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history edouard Combe, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 06   First train robbery in US on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1866 reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music   

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

Oct 12   Antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

Oct 15   In the year 1866 great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses   

Oct 16   On this day in history pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)   

Oct 19   In the year 1866 clarence Lucas, composer   

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

Oct 25   In the year 1866 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   On this day in history birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)   

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   In the year 1866 birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)   

Jan 20   Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   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   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