Page 6: Historical Events In 1860

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

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

Oct 17   In the year 1860 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 in the year 1860.   

Oct 19   In the year 1860 affie Jarvis, cricketer (Australian WK of the late 19th century)   

Oct 24   On this day in history elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80   

Oct 31   Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged on this day in history.   

Oct 31   Juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder (Girl Scouts of America) on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history carl Binder, composer, dies at 43   

Nov 06   Abraham Lincoln (R-Ill-Rep) elected 16th President on this day in history.   

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

Nov 11   On this day in history 1st Jewish wedding in Buenos Aires Argentina   

Nov 14   Feliks Ostrowski, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1860.   

Nov 16   In the year 1860 edmund Schuecker, composer   

Nov 18   Ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 23   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1860.   

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   In the year 1860 c T Studd, cricketer (brother of G B, five Tests for England)   

Dec 07   Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903)   

Dec 17   Anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County on this day in history.   

Dec 18   In the year 1860 edward Alexander MacDowell, US, composer (Indian Suite)   

Dec 20   On this day in history sC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede   

Dec 20   SC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede in the year 1860.   

Dec 20   On this day in history south Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy   

Dec 21   Henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah) on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine (You & I) in the year 1860.   

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

Dec 26   Maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt) on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   William C Mills, museum curator (excavated Ohio Indian mounds) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1860 birth of nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa   

Jan 11   In the year 1860 birth of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian/French painter/author (Journal)   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942)   

Jan 17   In the year 1860 birth of douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949)   

Jan 21   Karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915) was born in the year 1860.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 27   János Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1802) died on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer, dies at 44   

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

Feb 20   Henry Drummond, English banker/religious leader, dies at 69 in the year 1860.   

Feb 25   Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman, educator, and lexicographer (b. 1790) died in the year 1860.