Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   George Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic on this day in history.  

Sep 21   In the year 1869 henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer  

Sep 22   In the year 1869 richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich  

Sep 22   On this day in history the opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich)  

Sep 24   On this day in history black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold  

Sep 24   The Black Friday Wall Street panic occurs when financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market in the year 1869.  

Sep 28   On this day in history libri, mathematician, dies  

Sep 30   On this day in history ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century)  

Oct 01   1st postcards are issued (Vienna) on this day in history.  

Oct 01   In the year 1869 the first postcards are issued (Vienna)  

Oct 02   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader in the year 1869.  

Oct 02   In the year 1869 the birth of Gandhi, Indian leader of 'passive' resistance  

Oct 02   The birth of Groucho Marx, US comedian of the 'Marx' brothers fame in the year 1869.  

Oct 05   On this day in history a strong hurricane devastates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer.  

Oct 06   John Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres in the year 1869.  

Oct 08   On this day in history franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64  

Oct 08   J Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) on this day in history.  

Oct 09   Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 11   On this day in history gordon Frederic Norton, composer  

Oct 13   Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies in the year 1869.  

Oct 14   On this day in history joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles)  

Oct 16   On this day in history hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing  

Oct 16   On this day in history hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing  

Oct 18   In the year 1869 henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo)  

Oct 21   On this day in history 1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore  

Oct 21   First shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore in the year 1869.  

Oct 22   On this day in history michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64  

Oct 23   Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer on this day in history.  

Oct 23   On this day in history jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72  

Oct 25   In the year 1869 august Otto Halm, composer  

Oct 26   In the year 1869 1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)  

Oct 26   The first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) on this day in history.  

Oct 30   On this day in history lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond)  

Nov 01   Deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra in the year 1869.  

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer  

Jan 04   Percy Pitt, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1869 birth of tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960)  

Jan 13   Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist was born in the year 1869.  

Jan 15   StanisÅ‚aw WyspiaÅ„ski, Polish dramatist (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1869 birth of willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer  

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations)  

Jan 22   Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk (d. 1916) was born in the year 1869.  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786)  

Jan 17   On this day in history alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55  

Jan 26   Duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846) died in the year 1869.  

Jan 28   Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1869.  

Jan 30   William Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794) died in the year 1869.  

Feb 01   In the year 1869 frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68  

Feb 04   Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60 in the year 1869.  

Feb 15   In the year 1869 death of mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796)