Page 5: Historical Events In 1868

May 28   On this day in history claude Anet, [Jean Schopfer], French writer (Fille Perdue)   

May 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1868.   

May 30   In the year 1868 memorial Day first observed when 2 women in Columbus MS placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves   

May 31   1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio in the year 1868.   

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

Jun 01   In the year 1868 james Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77   

Jun 01   On this day in history james Buchanan, the 15th president of the U.S., dies near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.   

Jun 01   In the year 1868 texas constitutional convention meets in Austin   

Jun 03   Lvar Henning Mankell, composer in the year 1868.   

Jun 04   On this day in history van Bosse/Fock govt begins   

Jun 05   Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1868.   

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

Jun 06   On this day in history the birth of Robert F. Scott, English antartic explorer   

Jun 09   In the year 1868 1st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California   

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 in the year 1868.   

Jun 10   On this day in history michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered   

Jun 13   In the year 1868 oscar J Dunn (a black) is elected Lt Governor of Louisiana   

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   On this day in history heinrich Schenker, [A Niloff], Austrian musicologist (Urlinie)   

Jun 19   On this day in history maj Gen E R S Canby removes mayor of Columbia SC   

Jun 20   Helen Miller Shepard, philanthropist/established Hall of Fame on this day in history.   

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

Jun 22   Arkansas re-enters US on this day in history.   

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

Jun 25   In the year 1868 fL, AL, LA, GA, NC & SC readmitted to US   

Jun 29   The birth of George Hale, American astronomer on this day in history.   

Jun 30   C V France, Bradford Engld, actor (Skin Game, Adventure in Blackmail) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 05   William H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum, Laren) on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of vittorio Monti, composer   

Jan 07   Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born in the year 1868.   

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 in the year 1868.   

Jan 11   Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1868.   

Jan 07   William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1868.   

Jan 14   Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1868 moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61   

Jan 28   In the year 1868 death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62   

Feb 11   On this day in history leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies   

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

Mar 02   Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.