Historical Events In 1866
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Jul 11 On this day in history r Beer-Hofmann, writer
Jul 17 Italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa in the year 1866.
Jul 19 On this day in history tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights
Jul 20 Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide in the year 1866.
Jul 20 Sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy in the year 1866.
Jul 21 Cholera epidemic kills hundreds in London in the year 1866.
Jul 23 In the year 1866 cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms
Jul 23 Francesco Cilea, composer in the year 1866.
Jul 23 Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
Jul 24 On this day in history tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union
Jul 24 Tennessee becomes first Confederate state readmitted to Union in the year 1866.
Jul 25 In the year 1866 25th Postmaster General: Alexander W Randall of Wis takes office
Jul 25 Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies in the year 1866.
Jul 25 Frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist in the year 1866.
Jul 25 US Grant named first general of Army in the year 1866.
Jul 26 Canoe Club opens in England on this day in history.
Jul 26 In the year 1866 francesco Cilea, composer
Jul 27 Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long) on this day in history.
Jul 27 Cyrus W. Field lays the first successful underwater telegraph cable connecting North America and Europe (after two failed attempts) on this day in history.
Jul 28 In the year 1866 beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit)
Jul 28 In the year 1866 metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US
Jul 28 The birth of Beatrix Potter, English author on this day in history.
Jul 30 On this day in history race riot in New Orleans
Aug 05 Alfred Holy, composer on this day in history.
Aug 06 Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger) on this day in history.
Aug 08 Matthew A Henson, 1st Black to reach North Pole (Jun 4 1909) on this day in history.
Aug 10 In the year 1866 transatlantic cable laid
Aug 10 Transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria in the year 1866.
Aug 11 On this day in history world's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI)
Aug 12 Jacinto Benavente y MartÃnez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922) on this day in history.
Aug 17 In the year 1866 bathe & Prussia signs peace treaty
Aug 20 Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over on this day in history.
Aug 22 In the year 1866 george Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies
Aug 23 Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war on this day in history.
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