Historical Events In 1869

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

Sep 21   Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1869.  

Sep 28   In the year 1869 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) on this day in history.  

Oct 01   The first postcards are issued (Vienna) in the year 1869.  

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

Oct 02   On this day in history the birth of Gandhi, Indian leader of 'passive' resistance  

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

Oct 05   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 in the year 1869.  

Oct 06   John Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres on this day in history.  

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

Oct 08   In the year 1869 j Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)  

Oct 09   On this day in history harry Lawrence Freeman, composer  

Oct 11   Gordon Frederic Norton, composer in the year 1869.  

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   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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history first shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore  

Oct 22   Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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   August Otto Halm, composer in the year 1869.  

Oct 26   On this day in history 1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)  

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

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

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 in the year 1869.  

Jan 04   In the year 1869 birth of percy Pitt, composer  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of stanisław Wyspiański, Polish dramatist (d. 1907)  

Jan 18   Willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer was born in the year 1869.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786) died in the year 1869.  

Jan 17   Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Jan 26   In the year 1869 death of duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846)  

Jan 28   On this day in history prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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