Page 6: Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   George Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic in the year 1869.   

Sep 21   On this day in history henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer   

Sep 22   On this day in history richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich   

Sep 22   On this day in history the opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich)   

Sep 24   On this day in history black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold   

Sep 24   On this day in history the Black Friday Wall Street panic occurs when financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market.   

Sep 28   In the year 1869 libri, mathematician, dies   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history john Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres   

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) in the year 1869.   

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

Oct 11   In the year 1869 gordon Frederic Norton, composer   

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

Oct 14   Joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles) in the year 1869.   

Oct 16   Hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing in the year 1869.   

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 in the year 1869.   

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

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

Oct 30   Lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond) in the year 1869.   

Nov 01   On this day in history deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1869.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history death of mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796)