{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1866

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 in the year 1866.  

Jan 09 Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 13 In the year 1866 birth of vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer  

Jan 15 Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19 Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20 Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born in the year 1866.  

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

Jan 25 Emile Vandervelde, President (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments (d. 1938) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 29 In the year 1866 birth of romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915)  

Jan 30 In the year 1866 birth of gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow)  

Jan 31 In the year 1866 birth of emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man)  

Jan 31 In the year 1866 birth of henry Forster, cricketer (Oxford blue 1887-89, later Aust Gov-General)  

Feb 05 Arthur Keith, Scottish anthropologist was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Henri [Hendrik J] Hall, Dutch MP/comic (Put a Lid on it) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 In the year 1866 birth of rossetter Gleason Cole, composer  

Feb 06 Karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde) was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 07 Raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus) was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of george Ade, US, journalist/playwright/humorist (Fables in Slang)  

Feb 10 On this day in history birth of bror Beckman, composer  

Feb 10 On this day in history birth of rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian  

Feb 15 Bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 In the year 1866 birth of johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King)  

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [NS=Feb 28]  

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of william "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, NJ, hall of fame baseball player  

Feb 20 In the year 1866 birth of carl Westman, Swedish architect and designer (d. 1936)  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (d. 1961)  

Feb 24 In the year 1866 birth of pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev, Russian physicist (d. 1912)  

Feb 25 On this day in history birth of benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher  

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical)  

Feb 28 On this day in history birth of vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [OS=2/16]  

Mar 03 In the year 1866 birth of fred A. Busse, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1914)  

Mar 07 In the year 1866 birth of paul Ernst, writer  

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

Jan 15 On this day in history m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies  

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

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 In the year 1866 alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77  

Mar 06 On this day in history death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)  

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