Page 6: Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   George Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic in the year 1869.   

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

Sep 22   Richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich on this day in history.   

Sep 22   The opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich) in the year 1869.   

Sep 24   In the year 1869 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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 30   Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century) on this day in history.   

Oct 01   1st postcards are issued (Vienna) in the year 1869.   

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

Oct 02   In the year 1869 mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader   

Oct 02   The birth of Gandhi, Indian leader of 'passive' resistance on this day in history.   

Oct 02   The birth of Groucho Marx, US comedian of the 'Marx' brothers fame on this day in history.   

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   Franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64 on this day in history.   

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   Gordon Frederic Norton, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 13   In the year 1869 charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies   

Oct 14   In the year 1869 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   Hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo) on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1869 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   In the year 1869 michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64   

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

Oct 23   Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Oct 25   In the year 1869 august Otto Halm, composer   

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

Oct 26   On this day in history the first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)   

Oct 30   Lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond) in the year 1869.   

Nov 01   On this day in history deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra   

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Jan 03   In the year 1869 birth of paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of percy Pitt, composer   

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist   

Jan 15   In the year 1869 birth of stanisÅ‚aw WyspiaÅ„ski, Polish dramatist (d. 1907)   

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   Martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786) died in the year 1869.   

Jan 17   Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1869.   

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   On this day in history frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68   

Feb 04   In the year 1869 johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60   

Feb 15   On this day in history death of mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796)