Page 5: Historical Events In 1866

Jul 11   On this day in history r Beer-Hofmann, writer   

Jul 17   On this day in history italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa   

Jul 19   On this day in history tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights   

Jul 20   Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy   

Jul 21   On this day in history cholera epidemic kills hundreds in London   

Jul 23   Cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms in the year 1866.   

Jul 23   On this day in history francesco Cilea, composer   

Jul 23   On this day in history thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83   

Jul 24   In the year 1866 tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union   

Jul 24   In the year 1866 tennessee becomes first Confederate state readmitted to Union   

Jul 25   25th Postmaster General: Alexander W Randall of Wis takes office on this day in history.   

Jul 25   On this day in history aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies   

Jul 25   Frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist in the year 1866.   

Jul 25   In the year 1866 uS Grant named first general of Army   

Jul 26   Canoe Club opens in England on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Francesco Cilea, composer in the year 1866.   

Jul 27   Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long) on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Cyrus W. Field lays the first successful underwater telegraph cable connecting North America and Europe (after two failed attempts) in the year 1866.   

Jul 28   Beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit) in the year 1866.   

Jul 28   In the year 1866 metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US   

Jul 28   The birth of Beatrix Potter, English author on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Race riot in New Orleans on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Alfred Holy, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 06   On this day in history chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)   

Aug 08   Matthew A Henson, 1st Black to reach North Pole (Jun 4 1909) on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Transatlantic cable laid on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria   

Aug 11   World's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI) on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922) in the year 1866.   

Aug 17   On this day in history bathe & Prussia signs peace treaty   

Aug 20   Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over in the year 1866.   

Aug 22   George Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)   

Jan 19   Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born in the year 1866.   

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 in the year 1866.   

Jan 10   In the year 1866 death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)   

Jan 15   M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 27   John Gibson, sculptor, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 03   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77   

Mar 06   In the year 1866 death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)   

Mar 10   In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87