Page 7: Historical Events In 1868

Aug 13   In Peru and Bolivia a 8.5 earthquake killed 25,000 caused extreme damage and a tsunami on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Quakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador) in the year 1868.   

Aug 14   Leone Sinigaglia, composer in the year 1868.   

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   In the year 1868 costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60   

Aug 25   On this day in history nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter   

Aug 27   Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1868.   

Sep 08   On this day in history nY Athletic Club formed   

Sep 08   In the year 1868 nY Athletic Club forms   

Sep 09   Mary Austin, Ill, feminist/nature writer (Land of Little Rain) in the year 1868.   

Sep 10   In the year 1868 franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79   

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

Sep 15   On this day in history dirk B Nanninga, Dutch painter   

Sep 17   Roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies in the year 1868.   

Sep 22   Race riots in New Orleans La on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1868 grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain)   

Sep 25   The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Neuski shipwrecks off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei of Russia on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1868 henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer   

Sep 27   In the year 1868 alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies   

Sep 28   Battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France in the year 1868.   

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   Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Oct 04   On this day in history marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, president of Argentina (1922-28)   

Oct 06   Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1868.   

Oct 07   Cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens in the year 1868.   

Oct 07   On this day in history fred H Hovey, tennis champ (US Open-1895)   

Oct 08   On this day in history max Slevogt, German painter   

Oct 10   In the year 1868 1st written account of a Canadian football game   

Oct 10   In the year 1868 cuba revolts for independence against Spain   

Oct 10   Declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba in the year 1868.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian   

Jan 06   Vittorio Monti, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born in the year 1868.   

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 in the year 1868.   

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

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

Jan 22   Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 02   Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1868.