Page 6: Historical Events In 1868

Jul 06   Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1868.   

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

Jul 09   1st black cabinet member in SC (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state) in the year 1868.   

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

Jul 10   On this day in history carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71   

Jul 11   On this day in history j C Watson discovers asteroid #100 Hekate   

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

Jul 13   Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana in the year 1868.   

Jul 14   Alvin J Fellows patents tape measure on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown) in the year 1868.   

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

Jul 15   William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies in the year 1868.   

Jul 16   Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 20   On this day in history antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75   

Jul 20   The first use of tax stamps on cigarettes on this day in history.   

Jul 22   Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 25   In the year 1868 territory of Wyoming created   

Jul 25   On this day in history uS Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah & Idaho)   

Jul 28   In the year 1868 14th Amendment ratified, citizenship to exslaves   

Jul 28   14th Amendment ratified, grants citizenship to ex-slaves in the year 1868.   

Jul 28   In the year 1868 george Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor   

Jul 28   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Constantine I, king of Greece in the year 1868.   

Aug 05   In the year 1868 oskar Merikanto, composer   

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

Aug 07   In the year 1868 granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony)   

Aug 08   In the year 1868 quake destroyes Arica Chile   

Aug 08   On this day in history quake destroys Arica Chile   

Aug 11   In the year 1868 halfdan Kierulf, composer, dies at 52   

Aug 12   On this day in history frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21)   

Aug 13   On this day in history earthquakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador)   

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1868 birth of vittorio Monti, composer   

Jan 07   Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born in the year 1868.   

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 in the year 1868.   

Jan 11   Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940) was born in the year 1868.   

Jan 14   Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born in the year 1868.   

Jan 03   Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66   

Jan 22   Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62   

Feb 11   Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies in the year 1868.   

Feb 29   [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.