Historical Events In 1868

Dec 02   1st British government of Disraeli resigns on this day in history.  

Dec 02   On this day in history francis Jammes, French poet/writer (Jammisme)  

Dec 03   In the year 1868 trial of Jefferson Davis starts; 1st blacks on US trial jury  

Dec 03   In the year 1868 trial of Jefferson Davis starts; first blacks on US trial jury  

Dec 04   On this day in history richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter  

Dec 05   1st American bicycle college opens (NY) in the year 1868.  

Dec 07   Jesse James gang robs bank in Gallatin Missouri, kills 1 in the year 1868.  

Dec 09   In the year 1868 1st British govt of Gladstone forms  

Dec 09   On this day in history fritz Haber, German phycist-chemist (Nobel 1919)  

Dec 10   In the year 1868 louis Victor Saar, composer  

Dec 10   The first 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 in the year 1868.  

Dec 11   On this day in history ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer  

Dec 14   In the year 1868 richard Batka, composer  

Dec 15   Shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō on this day in history.  

Dec 20   Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road in the year 1868.  

Dec 22   On this day in history john Nance Garner, Texas, (VP-D-1933-41)  

Dec 24   In the year 1868 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) on this day in history.  

Dec 25   Despite bitter opposition, President A Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion (the Civil War) in the year 1868.  

Dec 25   Eugenie Besserer, Watertown NY, actress (Jazz Singer) on this day in history.  

Dec 25   On this day in history linus Yale, developer of cylinder lock, dies  

Dec 28   In the year 1868 marie van Regteren Altena, Dutch painter (Amsterdam's Joffers)  

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of vittorio Monti, composer  

Jan 07   In the year 1868 birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1868 birth of s. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939)  

Jan 11   Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1868 william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51  

Jan 14   Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1868 moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 28   Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died on this day in history.  

Feb 11   Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies in the year 1868.  

Feb 29   [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 in the year 1868.  

Mar 02   Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.