Historical Events In 1866

Oct 30   Jesse James gang robs bank in Lexington Missouri ($2000) on this day in history.  

Nov 01   1st Civil Rights Bill passes in the year 1866.  

Nov 04   Kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia on this day in history.  

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

Nov 07   Carl Emil Paul Lincke, composer in the year 1866.  

Nov 10   Gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada in the year 1866.  

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

Nov 17   In the year 1866 opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris)  

Nov 20   In the year 1866 1st natl convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org)  

Nov 20   In the year 1866 howard University founded (Wash, DC)  

Nov 20   On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball  

Nov 20   Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1866 work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago  

Nov 30   In the year 1866 work begins on first US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago  

Nov 30   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 on this day in history.  

Dec 02   Henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal) on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 03   In the year 1866 paid fire dept replaces volunteer companies  

Dec 04   Vassily V Kandinsky, Russ/Ger/Fr abstract painter (Dreamy Inspiration) in the year 1866.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 11   First yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.  

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

Dec 14   In the year 1866 the birth of Roger Fry, English painter and critic  

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

Dec 22   Mieczyslaw Surzynski, composer in the year 1866.  

Dec 26   Samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer  

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

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   On this day in history birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party  

Jan 10   On this day in history death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)  

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   On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 06   William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10   In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87