Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   George Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic in the year 1869.   

Sep 21   Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer in the year 1869.   

Sep 22   In the year 1869 richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich   

Sep 22   The opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich) in the year 1869.   

Sep 24   Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold on this day in history.   

Sep 24   In the year 1869 the Black Friday Wall Street panic occurs when financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market.   

Sep 28   In the year 1869 libri, mathematician, dies   

Sep 30   Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century) on this day in history.   

Oct 01   On this day in history 1st postcards are issued (Vienna)   

Oct 01   The first postcards are issued (Vienna) on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader   

Oct 02   In the year 1869 the birth of Gandhi, Indian leader of 'passive' resistance   

Oct 02   On this day in history the birth of Groucho Marx, US comedian of the 'Marx' brothers fame   

Oct 05   On this day in history a strong hurricane devastates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer.   

Oct 06   In the year 1869 john Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres   

Oct 08   Franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64 in the year 1869.   

Oct 08   J Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) in the year 1869.   

Oct 09   Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Gordon Frederic Norton, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 13   In the year 1869 charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies   

Oct 14   In the year 1869 joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles)   

Oct 16   On this day in history hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing   

Oct 16   In the year 1869 hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing   

Oct 18   Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo) in the year 1869.   

Oct 21   1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore in the year 1869.   

Oct 21   On this day in history first shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore   

Oct 22   In the year 1869 michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64   

Oct 23   In the year 1869 jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer   

Oct 23   In the year 1869 jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72   

Oct 25   August Otto Halm, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 26   1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) in the year 1869.   

Oct 26   The first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond)   

Nov 01   Deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   In the year 1869 birth of paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer   

Jan 04   Percy Pitt, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960) was born in the year 1869.   

Jan 13   In the year 1869 birth of emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist   

Jan 15   StanisÅ‚aw WyspiaÅ„ski, Polish dramatist (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1869 birth of willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer   

Jan 19   Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk (d. 1916) was born in the year 1869.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786)   

Jan 17   In the year 1869 alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55   

Jan 26   Duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846) died in the year 1869.   

Jan 28   Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   William Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794) died in the year 1869.   

Feb 01   In the year 1869 frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68   

Feb 04   In the year 1869 johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60   

Feb 15   Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796) died on this day in history.