Page 5: Historical Events In 1866

Jul 11   R Beer-Hofmann, writer in the year 1866.   

Jul 17   In the year 1866 italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa   

Jul 19   Tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights in the year 1866.   

Jul 20   In the year 1866 faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide   

Jul 20   In the year 1866 sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy   

Jul 21   Cholera epidemic kills hundreds in London in the year 1866.   

Jul 23   Cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1866 francesco Cilea, composer   

Jul 23   In the year 1866 thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83   

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

Jul 24   Tennessee becomes first Confederate state readmitted to Union in the year 1866.   

Jul 25   In the year 1866 25th Postmaster General: Alexander W Randall of Wis takes office   

Jul 25   In the year 1866 aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies   

Jul 25   On this day in history frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist   

Jul 25   US Grant named first general of Army in the year 1866.   

Jul 26   Canoe Club opens in England in the year 1866.   

Jul 26   On this day in history francesco Cilea, composer   

Jul 27   On this day in history atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long)   

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

Jul 28   On this day in history beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit)   

Jul 28   Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US in the year 1866.   

Jul 28   On this day in history the birth of Beatrix Potter, English author   

Jul 30   On this day in history race riot in New Orleans   

Aug 05   Alfred Holy, composer in the year 1866.   

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) in the year 1866.   

Aug 10   Transatlantic cable laid on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria in the year 1866.   

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   In the year 1866 bathe & Prussia signs peace treaty   

Aug 20   On this day in history pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over   

Aug 22   In the year 1866 george Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies   

Aug 23   On this day in history treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war   

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Jan 02   Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

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   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born in the year 1866.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1866 birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)   

Jan 20   In the year 1866 birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party   

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

Jan 15   M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies in the year 1866.   

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

Jan 27   In the year 1866 john Gibson, sculptor, dies   

Feb 03   In the year 1866 death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)   

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

Mar 06   William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1866.