Page 6: Historical Events In 1868

Jul 07   Ed Pooley takes 12 dismissals as keeper in match Surrey v Sussex   

Jul 09   1st black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state)   

Jul 09   The inaugural black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state).   

Jul 10   Carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71.   

Jul 11   J C Watson discovers asteroid #100 Hekate.   

Jul 12   Stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal).   

Jul 13   Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana   

Jul 14   Alvin J Fellows patents tape measure   

Jul 14   Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert and The Sown).   

Jul 14   Tape measure enclosed in a circular case patented, AJ Fellows, Ct   

Jul 15   William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies.   

Jul 16   Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87   

Jul 20   1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes   

Jul 20   Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75   

Jul 20   The inaugural use of tax stamps on cigarettes.   

Jul 22   Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer, dies at 51   

Jul 24   George Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies.   

Jul 25   Territory of Wyoming created.   

Jul 25   US Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah and Idaho)   

Jul 28   14th Amendment ratified, citizenship to exslaves   

Jul 28   14th Amendment ratified, grants citizenship to ex-slaves   

Jul 28   George Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor   

Jul 28   The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing citizenship to those born or naturalized in the United States, is adopted.   

Jul 30   Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist   

Aug 02   Constantine I, king of Greece   

Aug 05   Oskar Merikanto, composer.   

Aug 06   Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)   

Aug 07   Granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony)   

Aug 08   Quake destroyes Arica Chile.   

Aug 08   Quake destroys Arica Chile   

Aug 11   Halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52.   

Aug 12   Frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21)   

Aug 13   Earthquakes kill 25000 and leads to $300 million damages (Peru and Ecuador)   

Aug 13   In Peru and Bolivia a 8.5 earthquake killed 25000 caused extreme damage and a tsunami.   

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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,