Page 6: Historical Events In 1869

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

Sep 21   Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer in the year 1869.   

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

Sep 22   The opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich) on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 30   In the year 1869 ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century)   

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

Oct 01   On this day in history the first postcards are issued (Vienna)   

Oct 02   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader on this day in history.   

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

Oct 02   In the year 1869 the birth of Groucho Marx, US comedian of the 'Marx' brothers fame   

Oct 05   In the year 1869 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   In the year 1869 john Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres   

Oct 08   In the year 1869 franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64   

Oct 08   On this day in history j Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)   

Oct 09   In the year 1869 harry Lawrence Freeman, composer   

Oct 11   In the year 1869 gordon Frederic Norton, composer   

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

Oct 14   Joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 22   In the year 1869 michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64   

Oct 23   In the year 1869 jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer   

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

Oct 25   On this day in history august Otto Halm, composer   

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

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

Oct 30   Lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond) on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 03   Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Percy Pitt, composer was born in the year 1869.   

Jan 04   Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1869 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   Willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations) was born in the year 1869.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1869 death of martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786)   

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   Frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68 in the year 1869.   

Feb 04   Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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