Page 5: Historical Events In 1869

Jul 15   Margarine is patented in Paris, for use by French Navy   

Jul 28   Carl G Carus, German arts/psychologist/philosopher, dies.   

Jul 29   Booth Tarkington, US, novelist (17, Magnificent Ambersons).   

Aug 01   1st voyage down Colorado River.   

Aug 01   inaugural raft voyage down Colorado River.   

Aug 02   Alexandrine Tinne, Dutch explorer/photographer, murdered at 30+.   

Aug 09   Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman).   

Aug 10   Lawrence Binyon, Vienna Austria, poet (Symbolic Wounds).   

Aug 10   O B Brown patents moving picture projector.   

Aug 14   Edvard Armas Jornefelt, Vyborg Finland, composer (Berceuse)   

Aug 15   The Meiji government in Japan establishes six new ministries, including one for Shinto.   

Aug 16   Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguay battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the War of the Triple Alliance.   

Aug 17   1st international boat race (Thames River, Oxford beats Harvard).   

Aug 17   The inaugural international boat race (Thames River) (Oxford beats Harvard)   

Aug 23   1st carload of freight (boots and shoes) arrives in SF, from Boston.   

Aug 23   Edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist (Spoon River Anthology).   

Aug 23   The inaugural carload of freight (boots and shoes) arrives in SF, from Boston.   

Aug 24   Cornelius Swarthout patents waffle iron.   

Aug 24   Waffle iron invented.   

Aug 26   Henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54   

Aug 27   Karl Haushofer, soldier/geographer   

Sep 04   Geert A D Wumkes, Frisian theologist/writer (Frision Movement).   

Sep 06   1st westbound train arrives in SF.   

Sep 06   Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria journalist (Bambi).   

Sep 06   Mine fire results in the deaths of 179 at Avondale Pennsylvania   

Sep 06   The inaugural westbound train arrives in SF   

Sep 07   Margot SE Scharten-Antink, Dutch author (Catherina, Sprotje)   

Sep 10   Baptist minister invents rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan.   

Sep 10   Baptist minister invents the rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan   

Sep 10   Caro Roma, composer   

Sep 13   Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control US gold market   

Sep 17   Christian Lange, Norway, pacifist/internationalist (Nobel 1921).   

Sep 17   Peter M Roget, England, lexographer (Roget's Thesaurus), dies.   

Sep 20   George Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic   

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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)