Famous Birthdays In 1866

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 Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)  

Jan 20 Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25 Emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25 Emile Vandervelde, President (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments (d. 1938) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 29 Romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30 Gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 31 In the year 1866 birth of emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man)  

Jan 31 Henry Forster, cricketer (Oxford blue 1887-89, later Aust Gov-General) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Arthur Keith, Scottish anthropologist was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 05 In the year 1866 birth of henri [Hendrik J] Hall, Dutch MP/comic (Put a Lid on it)  

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of rossetter Gleason Cole, composer  

Feb 06 Karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus)  

Feb 09 George Ade, US, journalist/playwright/humorist (Fables in Slang) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 10 On this day in history birth of bror Beckman, composer  

Feb 10 Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 15 In the year 1866 birth of bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian  

Feb 16 In the year 1866 birth of johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King)  

Feb 16 In the year 1866 birth of vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [NS=Feb 28]  

Feb 16 In the year 1866 birth of william "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, NJ, hall of fame baseball player  

Feb 20 Carl Westman, Swedish architect and designer (d. 1936) was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 24 Arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 Hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (d. 1961) was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 24 Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev, Russian physicist (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25 Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical)  

Feb 28 Vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [OS=2/16] was born on this day in history.  

Mar 03 In the year 1866 birth of fred A. Busse, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1914)  

Mar 07 In the year 1866 birth of paul Ernst, writer  

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

Jan 15 In the year 1866 m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies  

Jan 23 Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died in the year 1866.  

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

Feb 03 In the year 1866 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 In the year 1866 death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)  

Mar 10 On this day in history antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87