Historical Events In 1866

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 in the year 1866.  

Nov 07   In the year 1866 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) in the year 1866.  

Nov 17   In the year 1866 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 in the year 1866.  

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) in the year 1866.  

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

Nov 28   On this day in history 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   Work begins on first US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago in the year 1866.  

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) in the year 1866.  

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

Dec 03   On this day in history paid fire department replaces volunteer companies  

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   In the year 1866 first yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean  

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

Dec 22   Mieczyslaw Surzynski, composer on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1866 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   On this day in history birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher  

Jan 13   In the year 1866 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   On this day in history birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)  

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

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party  

Jan 10   In the year 1866 death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)  

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   In the year 1866 john Gibson, sculptor, dies  

Feb 03   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died on this day in history.  

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.