Historical Events In 1866

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 Martínez, 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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Jan 02   Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)   

Jan 09   In the year 1866 birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher   

Jan 13   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)   

Jan 19   Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 20   Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 25   In the year 1866 birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)   

Jan 15   On this day in history m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies   

Jan 23   Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1866 john Gibson, sculptor, dies   

Feb 03   In the year 1866 death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)   

Mar 04   In the year 1866 alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77   

Mar 06   In the year 1866 death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)   

Mar 10   In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87