Page 6: 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   In the year 1869 richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich   

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 in the year 1869.   

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   Libri, mathematician, dies in the year 1869.   

Sep 30   On this day in history ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century)   

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

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 in the year 1869.   

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   John Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres in the year 1869.   

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

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

Oct 09   Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer on this day in history.   

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

Oct 16   Hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 23   Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer in the year 1869.   

Oct 23   In the year 1869 jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 15   StanisÅ‚aw WyspiaÅ„ski, Polish dramatist (d. 1907) was born in the year 1869.   

Jan 18   Willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history death of william Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794)   

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 on this day in history.