Historical Events In 1868

Jul 06   In the year 1868 samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71  

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) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 10   In the year 1868 carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71  

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

Jul 12   On this day in history stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal)  

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

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

Jul 22   Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1868.  

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

Jul 25   On this day in history territory of Wyoming created  

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

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

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

Jul 28   On this day in history george Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor  

Jul 28   In the year 1868 the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing citizenship to those born or naturalized in the United States, is adopted.  

Jul 30   In the year 1868 alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist  

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

Aug 05   In the year 1868 oskar Merikanto, composer  

Aug 06   In the year 1868 paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)  

Aug 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1868 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   Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1868 birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51  

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

Jan 22   In the year 1868 moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 29   [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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