Historical Events In 1868

Aug 13   In the year 1868 in Peru and Bolivia a 8.5 earthquake killed 25,000 caused extreme damage and a tsunami   

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

Aug 14   Leone Sinigaglia, composer in the year 1868.   

Aug 16   In the year 1868 bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances)   

Aug 18   In the year 1868 pierre Janssan discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse   

Aug 25   Costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60 in the year 1868.   

Aug 25   Nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter in the year 1868.   

Aug 27   On this day in history franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82   

Sep 08   NY Athletic Club formed on this day in history.   

Sep 08   NY Athletic Club forms in the year 1868.   

Sep 09   Mary Austin, Ill, feminist/nature writer (Land of Little Rain) in the year 1868.   

Sep 10   Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Sep 14   On this day in history golf's 1st recorded hole-in-one (Tom Morris at Prestwick's 8th hole)   

Sep 15   In the year 1868 dirk B Nanninga, Dutch painter   

Sep 17   On this day in history roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies   

Sep 22   Race riots in New Orleans La in the year 1868.   

Sep 23   Grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain) in the year 1868.   

Sep 25   The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Neuski shipwrecks off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei of Russia in the year 1868.   

Sep 26   In the year 1868 henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer   

Sep 27   Alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 28   In the year 1868 battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France   

Sep 28   In the year 1868 opelousas Massacre at St Landry Parish Louisiana (200 blacks killed)   

Sep 28   On this day in history thomas Carmichael Hindman, attorney/Confederate gen-mjr, shot at 40   

Sep 30   In the year 1868 spain's Queen Isabella is deposed, flees to France   

Oct 01   1st edition of Maasbode published in the year 1868.   

Oct 01   Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63 in the year 1868.   

Oct 04   Marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, president of Argentina (1922-28) on this day in history.   

Oct 06   Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1868.   

Oct 07   Cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Fred H Hovey, tennis champ (US Open-1895) in the year 1868.   

Oct 08   Max Slevogt, German painter in the year 1868.   

Oct 10   In the year 1868 1st written account of a Canadian football game   

Oct 10   In the year 1868 cuba revolts for independence against Spain   

Oct 10   Declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)   

Jan 03   In the year 1868 birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of vittorio Monti, composer   

Jan 07   Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity was born in the year 1868.   

Jan 09   In the year 1868 birth of s. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939)   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)   

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   Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66 in the year 1868.   

Jan 22   In the year 1868 moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61   

Jan 28   In the year 1868 death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62   

Feb 11   On this day in history leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies   

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 in the year 1868.