Page 7: Historical Events In 1868

Aug 13   In the year 1868 in Peru and Bolivia a 8.5 earthquake killed 25,000 caused extreme damage and a tsunami   

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

Aug 14   On this day in history leone Sinigaglia, composer   

Aug 16   Bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history pierre Janssan discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse   

Aug 25   Costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60 in the year 1868.   

Aug 25   In the year 1868 nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter   

Aug 27   In the year 1868 franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82   

Sep 08   NY Athletic Club formed on this day in history.   

Sep 08   NY Athletic Club forms on this day in history.   

Sep 09   In the year 1868 mary Austin, Ill, feminist/nature writer (Land of Little Rain)   

Sep 10   Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1868.   

Sep 14   In the year 1868 golf's 1st recorded hole-in-one (Tom Morris at Prestwick's 8th hole)   

Sep 15   In the year 1868 dirk B Nanninga, Dutch painter   

Sep 17   On this day in history roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies   

Sep 22   Race riots in New Orleans La in the year 1868.   

Sep 23   Grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain) in the year 1868.   

Sep 25   In the year 1868 the Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Neuski shipwrecks off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei of Russia.   

Sep 26   On this day in history henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer   

Sep 27   Alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies in the year 1868.   

Sep 28   On this day in history battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France   

Sep 28   On this day in history opelousas Massacre at St Landry Parish Louisiana (200 blacks killed)   

Sep 28   Thomas Carmichael Hindman, attorney/Confederate gen-mjr, shot at 40 in the year 1868.   

Sep 30   Spain's Queen Isabella is deposed, flees to France on this day in history.   

Oct 01   In the year 1868 1st edition of Maasbode published   

Oct 01   On this day in history rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63   

Oct 04   Marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, president of Argentina (1922-28) on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1868 leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51   

Oct 07   Cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Fred H Hovey, tennis champ (US Open-1895) in the year 1868.   

Oct 08   Max Slevogt, German painter in the year 1868.   

Oct 10   On this day in history 1st written account of a Canadian football game   

Oct 10   Cuba revolts for independence against Spain on this day in history.   

Oct 10   Declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba on this day in history.   

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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   Vittorio Monti, composer was born in the year 1868.   

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

Jan 11   Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1868 [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81   

Mar 02   On this day in history carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81