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 in the year 1866.  

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   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   Howard University founded (Wash, DC) in the year 1866.  

Nov 20   In the year 1866 kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball  

Nov 20   In the year 1866 pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle  

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

Nov 26   In the year 1866 adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 30   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

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   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   Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed on this day in history.  

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

Dec 11   In the year 1866 first yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean  

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   In the year 1866 mieczyslaw Surzynski, composer  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1866.  

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   On this day in history birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)  

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

Jan 23   In the year 1866 death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)  

Jan 27   John Gibson, sculptor, dies in the year 1866.  

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 in the year 1866.  

Mar 10   On this day in history antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87