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   In the year 1868 quakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador)  

Aug 14   In the year 1868 leone Sinigaglia, composer  

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

Aug 18   Pierre Janssan discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse on this day in history.  

Aug 25   Costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60 on this day in history.  

Aug 25   Nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter on this day in history.  

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

Sep 08   NY Athletic Club formed in the year 1868.  

Sep 08   In the year 1868 nY Athletic Club forms  

Sep 09   Mary Austin, Ill, feminist/nature writer (Land of Little Rain) on this day in history.  

Sep 10   Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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   Opelousas Massacre at St Landry Parish Louisiana (200 blacks killed) in the year 1868.  

Sep 28   On this day in history thomas Carmichael Hindman, attorney/Confederate gen-mjr, shot at 40  

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

Oct 01   1st edition of Maasbode published in the year 1868.  

Oct 01   In the year 1868 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   In the year 1868 cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens  

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

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

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

Oct 10   On this day in history cuba revolts for independence against Spain  

Oct 10   On this day in history declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba  

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937) was born in the year 1868.  

Jan 03   Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Vittorio Monti, composer was born in the year 1868.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1868 birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity  

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   On this day in history birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)  

Jan 03   On this day in history moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75  

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 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   Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on this day in history.  

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.