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

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher  

Jan 13 On this day in history 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 In the year 1866 birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)  

Jan 25 In the year 1866 birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of emile Vandervelde, President (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments (d. 1938)  

Jan 29 Romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 30 Gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 31 Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man) was born in the year 1866.  

Jan 31 Henry Forster, cricketer (Oxford blue 1887-89, later Aust Gov-General) was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 05 Arthur Keith, Scottish anthropologist was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of henri [Hendrik J] Hall, Dutch MP/comic (Put a Lid on it)  

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

Feb 06 Karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus)  

Feb 09 George Ade, US, journalist/playwright/humorist (Fables in Slang) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 10 Bror Beckman, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 10 Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 16 Johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King) was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 16 Vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [NS=Feb 28] was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 16 William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, NJ, hall of fame baseball player was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 24 In the year 1866 birth of arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor  

Feb 24 Hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25 Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher was born in the year 1866.  

Feb 26 Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 28 Vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [OS=2/16] was born on this day in history.  

Mar 03 On this day in history 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 Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 23 Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died on this day in history.  

Jan 27 On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies  

Feb 03 François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died in the year 1866.  

Mar 04 Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 in the year 1866.  

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.