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   In the year 1860 1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club   

Oct 17   On this day in history 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   Affie Jarvis, cricketer (Australian WK of the late 19th century) in the year 1860.   

Oct 24   In the year 1860 elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80   

Oct 31   On this day in history johan Nathan, murderer, hanged   

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nov 16   Edmund Schuecker, composer on this day in history.   

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

Nov 23   In the year 1860 karl Branting, Sweden, statesman/diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921)   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   Heinrich FL Rellstab, German music theorist, dies on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1860 anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County   

Dec 18   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US, composer (Indian Suite) in the year 1860.   

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

Dec 20   On this day in history sC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede   

Dec 20   South Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Winkle," premieres in NYC   

Dec 26   In the year 1860 maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of william C Mills, museum curator (excavated Ohio Indian mounds)   

Jan 07   In the year 1860 birth of emanuil Mandlov, composer   

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   In the year 1860 birth of henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942)   

Jan 17   Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949) was born in the year 1860.   

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

Jan 25   Charles Curtis, (R) 31st US VP (1929-33) was born in the year 1860.   

Jan 05   On this day in history st John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies   

Jan 12   In the year 1860 martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

Jan 13   William Mason, American politician (b. 1786) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman, educator, and lexicographer (b. 1790) died on this day in history.