Page 5: Historical Events In 1868

May 28   Claude Anet, [Jean Schopfer], French writer (Fille Perdue) on this day in history.   

May 29   The assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade on this day in history.   

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   Memorial Day first observed when 2 women in Columbus MS placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves in the year 1868.   

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

May 31   On this day in history first Memorial Day parade held in Ironton OH   

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

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

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

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

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

Jun 05   In the year 1868 anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73   

Jun 06   In the year 1868 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   On this day in history 1st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California   

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   On this day in history 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02   

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

Jun 13   On this day in history oscar J Dunn (a black) is elected Lt Governor of Louisiana   

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

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   In the year 1868 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   On this day in history arkansas re-enters US   

Jun 23   Christopher Latham Sholes patents "Type-writer" on this day in history.   

Jun 25   FL, AL, LA, GA, NC & SC readmitted to US in the year 1868.   

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) in the year 1868.   

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

Jul 05   On this day in history william H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum, Laren)   

Jul 06   Petrus A Euwens, Dutch vicar/editor (Amigoe di Curacao) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1868 birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)   

Jan 03   Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born in the year 1868.   

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

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 in the year 1868.   

Jan 03   In the year 1868 moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66   

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

Feb 29   On this day in history [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.