Page 7: 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia in the year 1866.   

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

Nov 07   On this day in history carl Emil Paul Lincke, composer   

Nov 10   In the year 1866 gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada   

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

Nov 17   Opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris) in the year 1866.   

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

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   The first national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization) in the year 1866.   

Nov 26   Adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   Arthur Frederick Augustus "Dick" Lilley, cricket keeper (England) in the year 1866.   

Nov 29   In the year 1866 waldemar von Baussnern, composer   

Nov 30   On this day in history work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago   

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

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   In the year 1866 henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal)   

Dec 03   Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1866.   

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

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

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   On this day in history 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean   

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

Dec 12   In the year 1866 alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913)   

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

Dec 21   Cheyennes, Arapho's, Sioux, Fetterman Massacre in the year 1866.   

Dec 22   Mieczyslaw Surzynski, composer in the year 1866.   

Dec 26   On this day in history samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49   

Dec 29   Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19) in the year 1866.   

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

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   In the year 1866 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   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 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   In the year 1866 m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies   

Jan 23   Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died on this day in history.   

Jan 27   John Gibson, sculptor, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 03   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died in the year 1866.   

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.