Page 6: Historical Events In 1868

Jul 06   Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1868.   

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

Jul 09   On this day in history 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) in the year 1868.   

Jul 10   Carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 11   J C Watson discovers asteroid #100 Hekate on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal) in the year 1868.   

Jul 13   In the year 1868 oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana   

Jul 14   Alvin J Fellows patents tape measure in the year 1868.   

Jul 14   In the year 1868 gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown)   

Jul 14   On this day in history tape measure enclosed in a circular case patented, AJ Fellows, Ct   

Jul 15   William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies in the year 1868.   

Jul 16   Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1868.   

Jul 20   On this day in history 1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes   

Jul 20   On this day in history antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75   

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

Jul 22   In the year 1868 zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer, dies at 51   

Jul 24   In the year 1868 george Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies   

Jul 25   On this day in history territory of Wyoming created   

Jul 25   US Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah & Idaho) in the year 1868.   

Jul 28   14th Amendment ratified, citizenship to exslaves on this day in history.   

Jul 28   14th Amendment ratified, grants citizenship to ex-slaves on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1868 george Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor   

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   Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist on this day in history.   

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

Aug 05   Oskar Merikanto, composer in the year 1868.   

Aug 06   On this day in history paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)   

Aug 07   Granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony) on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Quake destroyes Arica Chile in the year 1868.   

Aug 08   In the year 1868 quake destroys Arica Chile   

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

Aug 12   Frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of vittorio Monti, composer   

Jan 07   Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939) was born in the year 1868.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)   

Jan 14   Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born in the year 1868.   

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

Jan 07   William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1868.   

Jan 14   Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66 in the year 1868.   

Jan 22   On this day in history moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61   

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

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

Feb 29   In the year 1868 [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.