Historical Events In 1868

May 28   Claude Anet, [Jean Schopfer], French writer (Fille Perdue) in the year 1868.   

May 29   In the year 1868 the assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade.   

May 30   Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves on this day in history.   

May 30   On this day in history memorial Day first observed when 2 women in Columbus MS placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves   

May 31   On this day in history 1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio   

May 31   First Memorial Day parade held in Ironton OH in the year 1868.   

Jun 01   On this day in history james Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77   

Jun 01   In the year 1868 james Buchanan, the 15th president of the U.S., dies near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.   

Jun 01   Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin in the year 1868.   

Jun 03   On this day in history lvar Henning Mankell, composer   

Jun 04   Van Bosse/Fock govt begins in the year 1868.   

Jun 05   On this day in history anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73   

Jun 06   On this day in history robert Falcon Scott, British leader of ill-fated south pole expedition   

Jun 06   In the year 1868 the birth of Robert F. Scott, English antartic explorer   

Jun 09   1st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California on this day in history.   

Jun 09   On this day in history first meeting of the Board of Regents, University of California   

Jun 09   James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 10   2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02 on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered in the year 1868.   

Jun 13   Oscar J Dunn (a black) is elected Lt Governor of Louisiana on this day in history.   

Jun 14   Karl Landsteiner, Austria, immunologist/pathologist (Nobel 1930) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   On this day in history miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hungarian admiral/regent (1910-44)   

Jun 19   Heinrich Schenker, [A Niloff], Austrian musicologist (Urlinie) on this day in history.   

Jun 19   Maj Gen E R S Canby removes mayor of Columbia SC on this day in history.   

Jun 20   On this day in history helen Miller Shepard, philanthropist/established Hall of Fame   

Jun 21   Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg," premieres in Munich on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Arkansas re-enters US in the year 1868.   

Jun 23   On this day in history christopher Latham Sholes patents "Type-writer"   

Jun 25   FL, AL, LA, GA, NC & SC readmitted to US on this day in history.   

Jun 29   The birth of George Hale, American astronomer in the year 1868.   

Jun 30   C V France, Bradford Engld, actor (Skin Game, Adventure in Blackmail) in the year 1868.   

Jul 04   Battle at Ueno: last Tokugawa armies defeated in the year 1868.   

Jul 05   William H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum, Laren) in the year 1868.   

Jul 06   Petrus A Euwens, Dutch vicar/editor (Amigoe di Curacao) in the year 1868.   

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937) was born in the year 1868.   

Jan 03   In the year 1868 birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian   

Jan 06   Vittorio Monti, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity   

Jan 09   S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1868 birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)   

Jan 03   On this day in history moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75   

Jan 07   William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1868 heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66   

Jan 22   On this day in history moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61   

Jan 28   Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies in the year 1868.   

Feb 29   In the year 1868 [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81   

Mar 02   In the year 1868 carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81