Historical Events In 1864

Aug 05   On this day in history spectrum of a comet observed for first time, by Giovanni Donati   

Aug 06   Rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd in the year 1864.   

Aug 08   On this day in history comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth   

Aug 08   In the year 1864 henri de Vries, [Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo)   

Aug 09   In the year 1864 battle of Ft Morgan AL   

Aug 13   Battle of Deep Bottom VA (Strawberry Plains) & Fussell's Mill VA on this day in history.   

Aug 14   On this day in history -16] Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia   

Aug 15   Daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies in the year 1864.   

Aug 15   In the year 1864 off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners   

Aug 16   4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx)   

Aug 16   John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history 6th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia: Confederate assault   

Aug 18   On this day in history petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days   

Aug 19   2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties)   

Aug 20   Daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 21   BBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31] on this day in history.   

Aug 21   John Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24 in the year 1864.   

Aug 22   On this day in history geneva Convention signed by 12 nations   

Aug 22   On this day in history geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations   

Aug 22   In the year 1864 international Red Cross formed in Geneva, Switzerland   

Aug 22   In the year 1864 international Red Cross Founded   

Aug 23   Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32) in the year 1864.   

Aug 23   Fall of Fort Morgan at Mobile in the year 1864.   

Aug 23   Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama on this day in history.   

Aug 25   On this day in history combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda   

Aug 25   In the year 1864 petersburg Campaign-Battle of Ream's Station   

Aug 29   In the year 1864 william Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae   

Aug 31   In the year 1864 atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough   

Aug 31   Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties in the year 1864.   

Aug 31   Ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Max Wilhelm Zach, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 01   2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties in the year 1864.   

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Jan 01   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 06   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1864 birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)   

Jan 09   In the year 1864 birth of vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926)   

Jan 10   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)   

Jan 08   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1864.   

Jan 13   On this day in history stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY   

Jan 15   Isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54