Page 6: Historical Events In 1869

Sep 20   George Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic in the year 1869.   

Sep 21   Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer in the year 1869.   

Sep 22   Richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history the opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich)   

Sep 24   On this day in history black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold   

Sep 24   In the year 1869 the Black Friday Wall Street panic occurs when financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market.   

Sep 28   Libri, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler (marvellous Aust at turn of century) on this day in history.   

Oct 01   In the year 1869 1st postcards are issued (Vienna)   

Oct 01   The first postcards are issued (Vienna) in the year 1869.   

Oct 02   On this day in history mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader   

Oct 02   On this day in history the birth of Gandhi, Indian leader of 'passive' resistance   

Oct 02   The birth of Groucho Marx, US comedian of the 'Marx' brothers fame on this day in history.   

Oct 05   A strong hurricane devastates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer in the year 1869.   

Oct 06   On this day in history john Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres   

Oct 08   In the year 1869 franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64   

Oct 08   On this day in history j Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)   

Oct 09   Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Gordon Frederic Norton, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 13   Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 14   In the year 1869 joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles)   

Oct 16   On this day in history hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing   

Oct 16   On this day in history hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing   

Oct 18   Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo) on this day in history.   

Oct 21   1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore in the year 1869.   

Oct 21   First shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore in the year 1869.   

Oct 22   On this day in history michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64   

Oct 23   Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer in the year 1869.   

Oct 23   Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Oct 25   August Otto Halm, composer in the year 1869.   

Oct 26   1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1869 the first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)   

Oct 30   Lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond) on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1869 deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer   

Jan 04   Percy Pitt, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist   

Jan 15   StanisÅ‚aw WyspiaÅ„ski, Polish dramatist (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1869 birth of willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer   

Jan 19   Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)/Dir (League of Nations) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk (d. 1916) was born in the year 1869.   

Jan 01   Martin W. Bates, American politician (b. 1786) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1869 death of duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1846)   

Jan 28   Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history death of william Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794)   

Feb 01   In the year 1869 frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68   

Feb 04   On this day in history johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60   

Feb 15   On this day in history death of mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796)