Page 9: Historical Events In 1868

Dec 02   Francis Jammes, French poet/writer (Jammisme)   

Dec 03   Trial of Jefferson Davis starts; 1st blacks on US trial jury   

Dec 03   Trial of Jefferson Davis starts; inaugural blacks on US trial jury.   

Dec 04   Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter   

Dec 05   1st American bicycle college opens (NY)   

Dec 07   Jesse James gang robs bank in Gallatin Missouri, results in the deaths of 1   

Dec 09   1st British govt of Gladstone forms   

Dec 09   Fritz Haber, German phycist-chemist (Nobel 1919)   

Dec 10   Louis Victor Saar, composer.   

Dec 10   The inaugural traffic lights are installed outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.   

Dec 11   Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer   

Dec 14   Richard Batka, composer.   

Dec 15   Shogunate rebels are discovered Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō   

Dec 20   Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road   

Dec 22   John Nance Garner, Texas, (VP-D-1933-41)   

Dec 24   Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21).   

Dec 25   Despite bitter opposition, Pres A Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in Southern rebellion (Civil War).   

Dec 25   Despite bitter opposition, President A Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion (the Civil War).   

Dec 25   Eugenie Besserer, Watertown NY, actress (Jazz Singer)   

Dec 25   Linus Yale, developer of cylinder lock, dies   

Dec 28   Marie van Regteren Altena, Dutch painter (Amsterdam's Joffers).   

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Jan 01   Snitz edwards: American actor    

Jan 03   Franz v m cumont: Belgian religious historian   

Jan 06   Vittorio monti: Composer   

Jan 07   Abraham m "mark" lidzbarski: Polish/german orientalist   

Jan 08   Frank dyson: Proved einstein right about light bent by gravity   

Jan 09   S. p. l. sørensen: Danish chemist   

Jan 11   Cai yuanpei: Chinese educator   

Jan 14   Catharina a m de savornin lohman: Dutch author (belief)   

Jan 03   Moritz hauptmann: Composer,   

Jan 07   William batchelder bradbury: Composer,    

Jan 14   Heinrich schenker: Austrian musicologist (ursatz),    

Jan 22   Moritz ganz: Composer,    

Jan 28   Adalbert stifter: Austrian author (witiko), commits suicide at 62   

Feb 11   Leon foucault: Discovers 1st physical proof of earth's rotation,   

Feb 29   [charles] louis i [augustus]: King of bavaria (l montez),   

Mar 02   Carl eberwein: Composer,