Historical Events In 1860

Oct 13   In the year 1860 first aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston   

Oct 15   In the year 1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard   

Oct 17   1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club on this day in history.   

Oct 17   Dionyssios Lavrangas, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 17   First pro golf tournament held in Scotland in the year 1860.   

Oct 18   The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty in the year 1860.   

Oct 19   In the year 1860 affie Jarvis, cricketer (Australian WK of the late 19th century)   

Oct 24   Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80 in the year 1860.   

Oct 31   Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged in the year 1860.   

Oct 31   In the year 1860 juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder (Girl Scouts of America)   

Nov 05   Carl Binder, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1860 abraham Lincoln (R-Ill-Rep) elected 16th President   

Nov 06   Abraham Lincoln (Rep-R-Ill) elected 16th pres in the year 1860.   

Nov 11   In the year 1860 1st Jewish wedding in Buenos Aires Argentina   

Nov 14   Feliks Ostrowski, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1860.   

Nov 16   Edmund Schuecker, composer in the year 1860.   

Nov 18   In the year 1860 ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20)   

Nov 23   Karl Branting, Sweden, statesman/diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921) on this day in history.   

Nov 23   On this day in history with the "Banking Panic" of 1857 stretching into another decade and showing few signs of lifting, the New York Clearing House moved to offer help on this day, the Clearing House handed out its first loan, issuing $7.375 million worth of certificates to the nation's ailing banks.   

Nov 23   On this day in history with the "Banking Panic" of 1857 stretching into another decade and showing few signs of lifting, the New York Clearing House moved to offer help: on this day, the Clearing House handed out its first loan, issuing $7.375 million worth of certificates to the nation's ailing banks.   

Nov 28   Heinrich FL Rellstab, German music theorist, dies in the year 1860.   

Nov 29   Hans Haym, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 02   C T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England) on this day in history.   

Dec 07   In the year 1860 constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet, dies at 43   

Dec 15   Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903) on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County in the year 1860.   

Dec 18   In the year 1860 edward Alexander MacDowell, US, composer (Indian Suite)   

Dec 20   SC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede in the year 1860.   

Dec 20   On this day in history sC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede   

Dec 20   On this day in history south Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy   

Dec 21   Henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah) on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine (You & I) in the year 1860.   

Dec 24   In the year 1860 joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Winkle," premieres in NYC   

Dec 26   Maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt) on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1860 birth of william C Mills, museum curator (excavated Ohio Indian mounds)   

Jan 07   Emanuil Mandlov, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian/French painter/author (Journal) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942)   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949)   

Jan 21   Karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of charles Curtis, (R) 31st US VP (1929-33)   

Jan 05   In the year 1860 st John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies   

Jan 12   On this day in history martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

Jan 13   William Mason, American politician (b. 1786) died on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1860 death of jános Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1802)   

Jan 30   Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1860.   

Feb 09   Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch milt/liberal politician, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history henry Drummond, English banker/religious leader, dies at 69   

Feb 25   Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman, educator, and lexicographer (b. 1790) died in the year 1860.