Page 7: Historical Events In 1866

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

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

Nov 04   On this day in history kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia   

Nov 05   In the year 1866 daniel Protheroe, composer   

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

Nov 10   On this day in history gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada   

Nov 12   Sun Yat-sen, father of modern China (ROC & PRC) (traditional) in the year 1866.   

Nov 17   Opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1866 the first national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization)   

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

Nov 28   Arthur Frederick Augustus "Dick" Lilley, cricket keeper (England) on this day in history.   

Nov 29   In the year 1866 waldemar von Baussnern, composer   

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

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

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   Henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal) in the year 1866.   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1866 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean   

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

Dec 12   Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913) on this day in history.   

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

Dec 21   In the year 1866 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   Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19) in the year 1866.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1866 birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)   

Jan 19   Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 20   In the year 1866 birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)   

Jan 25   Emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies   

Feb 03   In the year 1866 death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)   

Mar 04   In the year 1866 alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77   

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

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