Historical Events In 1866

Aug 30   On this day in history georges Minne, Flemish sculptor   

Sep 01   James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer (1892-97) in the year 1866.   

Sep 01   Last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal) on this day in history.   

Sep 03   On this day in history alain Locke, famous African   

Sep 04   On this day in history 1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published   

Sep 04   The first Hawaiian daily newspaper published on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention in the year 1866.   

Sep 09   On this day in history gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czech poet/translator, dies at 65   

Sep 10   In the year 1866 tor Bernhard Vilhelm Aulin, composer   

Sep 13   Adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Gustave Doret, composer in the year 1866.   

Sep 21   Charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928) in the year 1866.   

Sep 21   The birth of H.G Wells, English writer on this day in history.   

Sep 22   In the year 1866 decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance.   

Sep 23   Edouard Combe, composer in the year 1866.   

Sep 25   (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Thomas Hunt Morgan, US, biologist (Nobel-1933) in the year 1866.   

Sep 26   Carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   In the year 1866 tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage)   

Oct 01   In the year 1866 dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens   

Oct 02   Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1866 j Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener   

Oct 03   In the year 1866 learmont Drysdale, composer   

Oct 06   On this day in history 1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000)   

Oct 06   First train robbery in US in the year 1866.   

Oct 06   Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music on this day in history.   

Oct 07   In the year 1866 martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children   

Oct 12   In the year 1866 antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer   

Oct 15   In the year 1866 great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses   

Oct 16   On this day in history pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)   

Oct 19   On this day in history clarence Lucas, composer   

Oct 22   On this day in history paraguay: Battle of Curupaytí against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.   

Oct 25   In the year 1866 georg Alfred Schumann, composer   

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Jan 02   In the year 1866 birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)   

Jan 08   In the year 1866 birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1866 birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer   

Jan 15   Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party   

Jan 10   Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   On this day in history death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)   

Jan 27   John Gibson, sculptor, dies in the year 1866.   

Feb 03   On this day in history death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)   

Mar 04   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died in the year 1866.   

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1866.