Page 6: Historical Events In 1868

Jul 06   Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history ed Pooley takes 12 dismissals as keeper in match Surrey v Sussex   

Jul 09   In the year 1868 1st black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state)   

Jul 09   The first black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state) on this day in history.   

Jul 10   Carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1868.   

Jul 11   On this day in history j C Watson discovers asteroid #100 Hekate   

Jul 12   Stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal) on this day in history.   

Jul 13   On this day in history oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana   

Jul 14   On this day in history alvin J Fellows patents tape measure   

Jul 14   Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown) in the year 1868.   

Jul 14   Tape measure enclosed in a circular case patented, AJ Fellows, Ct on this day in history.   

Jul 15   In the year 1868 william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies   

Jul 16   On this day in history louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87   

Jul 20   In the year 1868 1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes   

Jul 20   In the year 1868 antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75   

Jul 20   In the year 1868 the first use of tax stamps on cigarettes   

Jul 22   Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   George Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies in the year 1868.   

Jul 25   Territory of Wyoming created in the year 1868.   

Jul 25   In the year 1868 uS Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah & Idaho)   

Jul 28   In the year 1868 14th Amendment ratified, citizenship to exslaves   

Jul 28   In the year 1868 14th Amendment ratified, grants citizenship to ex-slaves   

Jul 28   George Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor in the year 1868.   

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

Jul 30   On this day in history alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist   

Aug 02   Constantine I, king of Greece on this day in history.   

Aug 05   In the year 1868 oskar Merikanto, composer   

Aug 06   Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909) on this day in history.   

Aug 07   In the year 1868 granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony)   

Aug 08   Quake destroyes Arica Chile on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1868 quake destroys Arica Chile   

Aug 11   Halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1868.   

Aug 12   In the year 1868 frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21)   

Aug 13   In the year 1868 earthquakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador)   

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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 in the year 1868.   

Jan 06   In the year 1868 birth of vittorio Monti, composer   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist   

Jan 08   Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born in the year 1868.   

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   Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 22   Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1868.   

Jan 28   On this day in history death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62   

Feb 11   In the year 1868 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 in the year 1868.   

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