Page 5: Historical Events In 1868

May 29   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 and Union graves.   

May 30   Memorial Day inaugural observed when 2 women in Columbus MS placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves   

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

May 31   inaugural Memorial Day parade held in Ironton OH.   

Jun 01   James Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77   

Jun 01   James Buchanan, the 15th president of the U.S., dies near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.   

Jun 01   Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin   

Jun 03   Lvar Henning Mankell, composer   

Jun 04   Van Bosse/Fock govt begins.   

Jun 05   Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73.   

Jun 06   Robert F. Scott, English antartic explorer is born   

Jun 06   Robert Falcon Scott, British leader of ill-fated south pole expedition   

Jun 09   1st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California   

Jun 09   inaugural meeting of the Board of Regents, University of California   

Jun 09   James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies   

Jun 10   In this year, 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke claims in 3:02.   

Jun 10   Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered   

Jun 13   Oscar J Dunn (a black) is elected Lt Governor of Louisiana   

Jun 14   Karl Landsteiner, Austria, immunologist/pathologist (Nobel 1930)   

Jun 18   Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hungarian admiral/regent (1910-44).   

Jun 19   Heinrich Schenker, [A Niloff], Austrian musicologist (Urlinie).   

Jun 19   Maj Gen E R S Canby removes mayor of Columbia SC.   

Jun 20   Helen Miller Shepard, philanthropist/established Hall of Fame.   

Jun 21   Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg," premieres in Munich   

Jun 22   Arkansas re-enters US.   

Jun 23   Christopher Latham Sholes patents "Type-writer".   

Jun 25   FL, AL, LA, GA, NC and SC readmitted to US.   

Jun 29   George Hale, American astronomer is born   

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

Jul 04   Battle at Ueno: last Tokugawa armies defeated   

Jul 05   William H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum, Laren)   

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

Jul 06   Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71.   

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Jan 01   Snitz edwards: American actor    

Jan 03   Franz v m cumont: Belgian religious historian   

Jan 06   Vittorio monti: Composer   

Jan 07   Abraham m "mark" lidzbarski: Polish/german orientalist   

Jan 08   Frank dyson: Proved einstein right about light bent by gravity   

Jan 09   S. p. l. sørensen: Danish chemist   

Jan 11   Cai yuanpei: Chinese educator   

Jan 14   Catharina a m de savornin lohman: Dutch author (belief)   

Jan 03   Moritz hauptmann: Composer,    

Jan 07   William batchelder bradbury: Composer,   

Jan 14   Heinrich schenker: Austrian musicologist (ursatz),    

Jan 22   Moritz ganz: Composer,   

Jan 28   Adalbert stifter: Austrian author (witiko), commits suicide at 62   

Feb 11   Leon foucault: Discovers 1st physical proof of earth's rotation,   

Feb 29   [charles] louis i [augustus]: King of bavaria (l montez),    

Mar 02   Carl eberwein: Composer,