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

Sep 22   In the year 1869 the opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich)  

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

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   In the year 1869 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) on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 02   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1869 john Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres  

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) in the year 1869.  

Oct 09   Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer in the year 1869.  

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

Oct 13   Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1869 hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing  

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

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

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

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

Oct 23   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1869.  

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

Jan 04   Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960) was born in the year 1869.  

Jan 13   Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1869 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   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   Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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