Page 3: Historical Events In 1869

Apr 02   R Luther discovers asteroid #108 Hecuba   

Apr 05   Albert Roussel, Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamende)   

Apr 06   1st plastic, Celluloid, patented   

Apr 06   Louis Raemakers, Dutch draftsman/painter   

Apr 07   David Grandison Fairchild, US, botanist/explorer, brought plants to US.   

Apr 08   American Museum of Natural History opens (NYC)   

Apr 08   Harvey Cushing, US, neurosurgeon (blood pressure studies)   

Apr 09   Hudson Bay Company cedes it's territory to Canada   

Apr 10   Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9.   

Apr 12   Henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer.   

Apr 12   North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan Law   

Apr 13   Steam power brake patented (George Westinghouse)   

Apr 16   Ebenezer Bassett, 1st US Negro diplomat, begins service in Haiti   

Apr 16   Ebenezer Bassett, inaugural US Negro diplomat, begins service in Haiti   

Apr 17   1st pro baseball games-Cin Reds 24, Cin amateurs 15.   

Apr 17   Johannes M Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher   

Apr 18   In this year, 1st international cricket match, held in SF, claims by Californian.   

Apr 18   In this year, inaugural international cricket match, held in SF, claims by Californian.   

Apr 20   Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe, composer, dies at 72   

Apr 25   Karl Prohaska, composer   

Apr 27   William Victor Harris, composer.   

Apr 30   Hawaiian YMCA organized   

May 01   A colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH   

May 01   Folies Bergere opens in Paris.   

May 02   Tyrone Power Sr, London England, actor (Alexanders Ragtime Band).   

May 04   The Naval Battle of Hakodate takes place in Japan.   

May 06   Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/archivist.   

May 10   Bernhard Molique, composer, dies at 66.   

May 10   Golden Spike driven, completes Promontory Point UT-Transcontinental RR   

May 10   Golden Spike driven, completes Promontory Pt Ut-Transcontinental RR   

May 11   Francisco Lacerda, composer.   

May 15   National Woman Suffrage Assn forms   

May 15   National Woman Suffrage Association forms   

May 16   Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

Jan 03   Paul charles rene landormy: Composer   

Jan 04   Percy pitt: Composer   

Jan 04   Tommy corcoran: American baseball player   

Jan 13   Emanuele f: Duke of aosta, italian general (ww i)/fascist   

Jan 15   StanisÅ‚aw wyspiaÅ„ski: Polish dramatist    

Jan 18   Willem de vreese: Flemish linguist/biblographer   

Jan 19   Alfred r zimmerman: Mayor (rotterdam 1906-22)/dir (league of nations)   

Jan 22   Grigori rasputin: Russian monk    

Jan 01   Martin w. bates: American politician (b. 1786)   

Jan 17   Alexander sergeyevich dargomyzhsky: Composer,   

Jan 26   Duncan gordon boyes: English recipient of the victoria cross (b. 1846)   

Jan 28   Prudent-louis aubery du boulley: Composer,   

Jan 30   William carleton: Irish novelist (b. 1794)   

Feb 01   Frederik w conrad: Hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer,   

Feb 04   Johan m dautzenberg: Flemish author/novelist (future),   

Feb 15   Mirza ghalib: Indian poet (b. 1796)