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   Quakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador) on this day in history.  

Aug 14   Leone Sinigaglia, composer in the year 1868.  

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

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

Aug 25   In the year 1868 costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60  

Aug 25   In the year 1868 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) on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1868 roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies  

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

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   On this day in history henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer  

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

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   In the year 1868 thomas Carmichael Hindman, attorney/Confederate gen-mjr, shot at 40  

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

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   On this day in history 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   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   Max Slevogt, German painter in the year 1868.  

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

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

Jan 03   Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born in the year 1868.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1868 birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)  

Jan 14   In the year 1868 birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)  

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

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

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

Jan 22   On this day in history moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61  

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 in the year 1868.  

Feb 29   On this day in history [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