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

Aug 14   In the year 1868 leone Sinigaglia, composer   

Aug 16   In the year 1868 bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances)   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1868 nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter   

Aug 27   Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 08   On this day in history nY Athletic Club forms   

Sep 09   On this day in history mary Austin, Ill, feminist/nature writer (Land of Little Rain)   

Sep 10   On this day in history franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79   

Sep 14   On this day in history 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   In the year 1868 roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies   

Sep 22   On this day in history race riots in New Orleans La   

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

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   Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer in the year 1868.   

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

Sep 28   In the year 1868 battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France   

Sep 28   Opelousas Massacre at St Landry Parish Louisiana (200 blacks killed) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 30   In the year 1868 spain's Queen Isabella is deposed, flees to France   

Oct 01   1st edition of Maasbode published on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1868.   

Oct 06   On this day in history leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51   

Oct 07   In the year 1868 cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens   

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   1st written account of a Canadian football game in the year 1868.   

Oct 10   Cuba revolts for independence against Spain in the year 1868.   

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1868 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1868.   

Jan 07   William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Mar 02   In the year 1868 carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81