Historical Events In 1868

Mar 21   1st US professional women's club, Sorosis, forms in NYC in the year 1868.   

Mar 22   On this day in history hamish MacCunn, composer   

Mar 23   U of Calif founded (Oakland Calif) on this day in history.   

Mar 23   University of California founded (Oakland CA) in the year 1868.   

Mar 24   Metropolitan Life Insurance Co forms in the year 1868.   

Mar 25   On this day in history bill Lockwood, cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1893-1902)   

Mar 26   On this day in history fuad I, king of Egypt (1922-36)   

Mar 27   Patty Smith Hill, author/songwriter (Happy Birthday To You) on this day in history.   

Mar 27   The Lake Ontario Shore Railroad Company is organized in Oswego, New York in the year 1868.   

Mar 28   Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter in the year 1868.   

Mar 28   In the year 1868 death of the Earl of Cardigan, British general who led the ill-conceived Charge of the Light Brigade against the Russians during the Crimean War.   

Mar 28   On this day in history james Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70   

Mar 29   Ka'u District, Hawaii a 7.0 earthquake, the foreshock of the 7.9 earthquake on April 03, 1868 on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China   

Mar 31   Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist in the year 1868.   

Apr 01   On this day in history edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac)   

Apr 01   Hampton Institute opens in the year 1868.   

Apr 01   The birth of Edmond Rostand, French author in the year 1868.   

Apr 01   The Canadian Government fixes a uniform first class postal rate of three cents; establishes Post Office Savings Bank on this day in history.   

Apr 02   On this day in history eduard Jacobs, singer/pianist (Dutch cabaret)   

Apr 03   On this day in history an Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever, he rides a 50' tidal wave   

Apr 03   On this day in history franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71   

Apr 05   On this day in history j F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer (one Test S Africa 1892)   

Apr 06   Brigham Young marries his 27th & final wife in the year 1868.   

Apr 06   Brigham Young marries his 27th &final wife in the year 1868.   

Apr 07   Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation is assassinated by the Irish, in one of the few Canadian political assassinations, and the only one of a federal politician in the year 1868.   

Apr 08   On this day in history hampton Institute opens   

Apr 10   In the year 1868 1st performance of John Brahms' "Ein german Requiem"   

Apr 10   On this day in history brits defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala   

Apr 10   George Arliss, London England, actor (Devil, Green Goddess) in the year 1868.   

Apr 11   On this day in history the Shogunate is abolished in Japan.   

Apr 13   In the year 1868 abyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Magdala.   

Apr 13   John Blackwood McEwen, composer in the year 1868.   

Apr 13   Theodorus, [Kasa], emperor of Abyssinia, commits suicide in the year 1868.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of vittorio Monti, composer   

Jan 07   Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born in the year 1868.   

Jan 08   Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1868 birth of s. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939)   

Jan 11   In the year 1868 birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)   

Jan 14   In the year 1868 birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)   

Jan 03   Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1868.   

Jan 07   William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1868.   

Jan 14   In the year 1868 heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66   

Jan 22   In the year 1868 moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61   

Jan 28   Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died in the year 1868.   

Feb 11   Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies in the year 1868.   

Feb 29   On this day in history [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81   

Mar 02   On this day in history carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81