Historical Events In 1868

Jul 06   Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 07   In the year 1868 ed Pooley takes 12 dismissals as keeper in match Surrey v Sussex   

Jul 09   On this day in history 1st black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state)   

Jul 09   The first black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state) on this day in history.   

Jul 10   Carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1868.   

Jul 11   J C Watson discovers asteroid #100 Hekate on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal) on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1868 oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana   

Jul 14   On this day in history alvin J Fellows patents tape measure   

Jul 14   On this day in history gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown)   

Jul 14   On this day in history tape measure enclosed in a circular case patented, AJ Fellows, Ct   

Jul 15   On this day in history william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies   

Jul 16   Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1868.   

Jul 20   On this day in history 1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes   

Jul 20   In the year 1868 antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75   

Jul 20   On this day in history the first use of tax stamps on cigarettes   

Jul 22   Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1868.   

Jul 24   George Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies in the year 1868.   

Jul 25   In the year 1868 territory of Wyoming created   

Jul 25   US Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah & Idaho) on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history 14th Amendment ratified, citizenship to exslaves   

Jul 28   14th Amendment ratified, grants citizenship to ex-slaves on this day in history.   

Jul 28   George Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor in the year 1868.   

Jul 28   In the year 1868 the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing citizenship to those born or naturalized in the United States, is adopted.   

Jul 30   Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist in the year 1868.   

Aug 02   In the year 1868 constantine I, king of Greece   

Aug 05   Oskar Merikanto, composer in the year 1868.   

Aug 06   On this day in history paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)   

Aug 07   On this day in history granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony)   

Aug 08   Quake destroyes Arica Chile on this day in history.   

Aug 08   On this day in history quake destroys Arica Chile   

Aug 11   Halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21) on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Earthquakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador) in the year 1868.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1868 birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)   

Jan 03   Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Vittorio Monti, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1868 birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity   

Jan 09   S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)   

Jan 14   Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1868 leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies   

Feb 29   In the year 1868 [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