Page 6: Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   On this day in history george Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic   

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

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   Libri, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century) in the year 1869.   

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   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   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 in the year 1869.   

Oct 11   Gordon Frederic Norton, composer on this day in history.   

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

Oct 21   1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore in the year 1869.   

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

Oct 22   Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64 in the year 1869.   

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

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

Oct 25   August Otto Halm, composer in the year 1869.   

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   In the year 1869 deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra   

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   StanisÅ‚aw WyspiaÅ„ski, Polish dramatist (d. 1907) was born in the year 1869.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1869 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   Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1869.   

Jan 26   On this day in history death of duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846)   

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

Jan 30   In the year 1869 death of william Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794)   

Feb 01   Frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60   

Feb 15   Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796) died in the year 1869.