Historical Events In 1868

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

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 in the year 1868.  

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   In the year 1868 1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio  

May 31   In the year 1868 first Memorial Day parade held in Ironton OH  

Jun 01   In the year 1868 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 01   Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin on this day in history.  

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

Jun 04   Van Bosse/Fock govt begins on this day in history.  

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   The birth of Robert F. Scott, English antartic explorer in the year 1868.  

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

Jun 09   In the year 1868 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   In the year 1868 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02  

Jun 10   Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered on this day in history.  

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

Jun 14   In the year 1868 karl Landsteiner, Austria, immunologist/pathologist (Nobel 1930)  

Jun 18   Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hungarian admiral/regent (1910-44) in the year 1868.  

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

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   In the year 1868 arkansas re-enters US  

Jun 23   In the year 1868 christopher Latham Sholes patents "Type-writer"  

Jun 25   On this day in history fL, AL, LA, GA, NC & SC readmitted to US  

Jun 29   On this day in history the birth of George Hale, American astronomer  

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

Jul 04   On this day in history battle at Ueno: last Tokugawa armies defeated  

Jul 05   In the year 1868 william H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum, Laren)  

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   Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1868 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   In the year 1868 birth of s. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939)  

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

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

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

Jan 07   In the year 1868 william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51  

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

Jan 22   Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died in the year 1868.  

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

Feb 29   [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Mar 02   On this day in history carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81