Page 7: Historical Events In 1866

Oct 30   Jesse James gang robs bank in Lexington Missouri ($2000) in the year 1866.   

Nov 01   On this day in history 1st Civil Rights Bill passes   

Nov 04   In the year 1866 kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia   

Nov 05   Daniel Protheroe, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Carl Emil Paul Lincke, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 10   Gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada on this day in history.   

Nov 12   On this day in history sun Yat-sen, father of modern China (ROC & PRC) (traditional)   

Nov 17   On this day in history opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris)   

Nov 20   1st natl convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org) on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Howard University founded (Wash, DC) on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball on this day in history.   

Nov 20   On this day in history pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle   

Nov 20   The first national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization) on this day in history.   

Nov 26   Adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1866.   

Nov 28   In the year 1866 arthur Frederick Augustus "Dick" Lilley, cricket keeper (England)   

Nov 29   On this day in history waldemar von Baussnern, composer   

Nov 30   Work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago in the year 1866.   

Nov 30   Work begins on first US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1866 work on the first underwater highway tunnel in the United States began on this day in Chicago, Illinois. Over a three-year period, workers and engineers tunneled underneath the Chicago River, finally completing the 1,500-foot tunnel at a cost of over $500,000   

Dec 02   On this day in history henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal)   

Dec 03   Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Paid fire department replaces volunteer companies on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Paid fire dept replaces volunteer companies in the year 1866.   

Dec 04   In the year 1866 vassily V Kandinsky, Russ/Ger/Fr abstract painter (Dreamy Inspiration)   

Dec 06   In the year 1866 chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed   

Dec 11   1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean in the year 1866.   

Dec 11   First yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean in the year 1866.   

Dec 12   On this day in history alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913)   

Dec 14   On this day in history the birth of Roger Fry, English painter and critic   

Dec 21   On this day in history cheyennes, Arapho's, Sioux, Fetterman Massacre   

Dec 22   In the year 1866 mieczyslaw Surzynski, composer   

Dec 26   Samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49 in the year 1866.   

Dec 29   On this day in history joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19)   

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Jan 02   In the year 1866 birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)   

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 09   In the year 1866 birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher   

Jan 13   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 15   Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born in the year 1866.   

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 in the year 1866.   

Jan 10   Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died in the year 1866.   

Jan 15   On this day in history m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies   

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   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died on this day in history.   

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