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 in the year 1868.   

Aug 13   In the year 1868 quakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador)   

Aug 14   Leone Sinigaglia, composer in the year 1868.   

Aug 16   Bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances) in the year 1868.   

Aug 18   In the year 1868 pierre Janssan discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse   

Aug 25   On this day in history costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60   

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

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   In the year 1868 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   Dirk B Nanninga, Dutch painter on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain)   

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   Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer in the year 1868.   

Sep 27   On this day in history 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   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   Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63 in the year 1868.   

Oct 04   In the year 1868 marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, president of Argentina (1922-28)   

Oct 06   Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 07   Fred H Hovey, tennis champ (US Open-1895) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1868 birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)   

Jan 03   In the year 1868 birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian   

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   Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of s. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939)   

Jan 11   In the year 1868 birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)   

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

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

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   In the year 1868 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   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