Page 6: Historical Events In 1860

Oct 13   First aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston in the year 1860.   

Oct 15   In the year 1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard   

Oct 17   On this day in history 1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club   

Oct 17   In the year 1860 dionyssios Lavrangas, composer   

Oct 17   First pro golf tournament held in Scotland on this day in history.   

Oct 18   The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty on this day in history.   

Oct 19   Affie Jarvis, cricketer (Australian WK of the late 19th century) on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   In the year 1860 johan Nathan, murderer, hanged   

Oct 31   Juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder (Girl Scouts of America) in the year 1860.   

Nov 05   Carl Binder, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1860 abraham Lincoln (R-Ill-Rep) elected 16th President   

Nov 06   Abraham Lincoln (Rep-R-Ill) elected 16th pres in the year 1860.   

Nov 11   1st Jewish wedding in Buenos Aires Argentina in the year 1860.   

Nov 14   Feliks Ostrowski, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Nov 16   Edmund Schuecker, composer in the year 1860.   

Nov 18   Ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20) in the year 1860.   

Nov 23   Karl Branting, Sweden, statesman/diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921) in the year 1860.   

Nov 23   In the year 1860 with the "Banking Panic" of 1857 stretching into another decade and showing few signs of lifting, the New York Clearing House moved to offer help on this day, the Clearing House handed out its first loan, issuing $7.375 million worth of certificates to the nation's ailing banks.   

Nov 23   In the year 1860 with the "Banking Panic" of 1857 stretching into another decade and showing few signs of lifting, the New York Clearing House moved to offer help: on this day, the Clearing House handed out its first loan, issuing $7.375 million worth of certificates to the nation's ailing banks.   

Nov 28   On this day in history heinrich FL Rellstab, German music theorist, dies   

Nov 29   Hans Haym, composer in the year 1860.   

Dec 02   C T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England) in the year 1860.   

Dec 07   In the year 1860 constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet, dies at 43   

Dec 15   Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903) in the year 1860.   

Dec 17   On this day in history anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County   

Dec 18   On this day in history edward Alexander MacDowell, US, composer (Indian Suite)   

Dec 20   SC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede in the year 1860.   

Dec 20   SC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede on this day in history.   

Dec 20   South Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy in the year 1860.   

Dec 21   Henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah) in the year 1860.   

Dec 23   On this day in history harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine (You & I)   

Dec 24   Joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Winkle," premieres in NYC in the year 1860.   

Dec 26   On this day in history maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)   

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Jan 02   William C Mills, museum curator (excavated Ohio Indian mounds) was born in the year 1860.   

Jan 07   Emanuil Mandlov, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa   

Jan 11   Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian/French painter/author (Journal) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949)   

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915)   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of charles Curtis, (R) 31st US VP (1929-33)   

Jan 05   St John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies in the year 1860.   

Jan 12   On this day in history martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

Jan 13   William Mason, American politician (b. 1786) died in the year 1860.   

Jan 27   In the year 1860 death of jános Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1802)   

Jan 30   Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1860.   

Feb 09   In the year 1860 eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch milt/liberal politician, dies at 63   

Feb 20   On this day in history henry Drummond, English banker/religious leader, dies at 69   

Feb 25   In the year 1860 death of chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman, educator, and lexicographer (b. 1790)