Historical Events In 1868

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

Jul 07   In the year 1868 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) in the year 1868.  

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

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) on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana on this day in history.  

Jul 14   Alvin J Fellows patents tape measure on this day in history.  

Jul 14   Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1868 louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87  

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

Jul 20   Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1868.  

Jul 20   On this day in history the first use of tax stamps on cigarettes  

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

Jul 24   George Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 25   Territory of Wyoming created in the year 1868.  

Jul 25   US Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah & Idaho) on this day in history.  

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

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   The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing citizenship to those born or naturalized in the United States, is adopted in the year 1868.  

Jul 30   Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist on this day in history.  

Aug 02   On this day in history constantine I, king of Greece  

Aug 05   On this day in history oskar Merikanto, composer  

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   On this day in history quake destroyes Arica Chile  

Aug 08   On this day in history quake destroys Arica Chile  

Aug 11   On this day in history halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52  

Aug 12   On this day in history frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21)  

Aug 13   On this day in history earthquakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador)  

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1868 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   Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1868.  

Jan 28   Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1868.