Page 8: Historical Events In 1867

Nov 23   The Manchester Martyrs were hanged in Manchester, England for rescuing two Irish men from jail.   

Nov 25   Alfred Nobel invents dynamite   

Nov 25   Alfred Nobel patents dynamite.   

Nov 26   Refrigerated railroad car patented by JB Sutherland of Detroit   

Nov 26   The inaugural ever woman to vote in a British election casts her vote, due to a mistake in the electoral register.   

Nov 27   Margaret Ruthven Lang, composer   

Dec 02   In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his inaugural public reading in the United States   

Dec 04   Grange organized to protect farm interests   

Dec 06   Giovanni Pacini, composer, dies at 71.   

Dec 07   Rudolf Viole, composer, dies at 42.   

Dec 18   Antoon van Welie, Dutch painter   

Dec 19   Jean-Georges Kastner, composer, dies at 57   

Dec 19   Victims of "Angola Horror" burned to death (Angola NY).   

Dec 20   Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer.   

Dec 21   John Winter Thompson, composer   

Dec 22   Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic   

Dec 22   Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician (kinematics), dies at 79   

Dec 23   1st self-made millionairess (Sarah Breedlove-hair straightner)   

Dec 23   inaugural self-made millionairess (Sarah Breedlove-hair straightener)   

Dec 23   Madame C J Walker, Louisiana, cosmetic mogul   

Dec 24   Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat.   

Dec 25   Alfred Kerr, writer.   

Dec 27   Ontario and Quebec legislatures hold 1st meeting.   

Dec 27   Ontario and Quebec legislatures hold inaugural meeting   

Dec 28   In this year, United States claims Midway Island, the inaugural territory annexed outside Continental limits.   

Dec 29   1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, NY   

Dec 29   inaugural telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York   

Dec 30   Simon Guggenheim, philanthropist (died aboard Titanic).   

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Jan 01   Charles edward montague: English author/critic (fiery particles)   

Jan 01   Lew fields: Comedian (of weber & fields)   

Jan 06   Georges martin witkowski: Composer   

Jan 08   Emily green balch: Us, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (nobel 1946)   

Jan 09   Jacques urlus: Dutch tenor (opera of leipzig, song of the earth)   

Jan 11   Edward b. titchener: British psychologist   

Jan 17   Carl laemmle: German-born film executive   

Jan 18   Rubén darío: Nicaraguan journalist, diplomat, poet    

Jan 11   Sir stuart donaldson: First premier of the colony of new south wales (b. 1812)   

Jan 12   Victor cousin: French philosopher/minister of education,   

Jan 14   Jean auguste dominique ingres: French painter (b. 1780)   

Feb 05   Salomon munk: Published arabic edition of maimounides,   

Feb 23   George thomas smart: Composer,    

Mar 02   French a durlet: Belgian sculptor/architect,   

Mar 06   Wiktor kazynski: Composer,    

Mar 16   Benjamin hanby: Composer,