Page 12: Historical Events In 1864

Aug 05   Spectrum of a comet observed for first time, by Giovanni Donati on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth in the year 1864.   

Aug 08   In the year 1864 henri de Vries, [Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo)   

Aug 09   On this day in history battle of Ft Morgan AL   

Aug 13   On this day in history battle of Deep Bottom VA (Strawberry Plains) & Fussell's Mill VA   

Aug 14   -16] Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia in the year 1864.   

Aug 15   On this day in history daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies   

Aug 15   In the year 1864 off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners   

Aug 16   In the year 1864 4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault   

Aug 16   On this day in history ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx)   

Aug 16   John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   6th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia: Confederate assault on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history 2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia   

Aug 20   In the year 1864 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties)   

Aug 20   On this day in history daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies   

Aug 21   In the year 1864 bBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31]   

Aug 21   John Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24 on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history geneva Convention signed by 12 nations   

Aug 22   Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations in the year 1864.   

Aug 22   International Red Cross formed in Geneva, Switzerland on this day in history.   

Aug 22   International Red Cross Founded in the year 1864.   

Aug 23   In the year 1864 eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32)   

Aug 23   Fall of Fort Morgan at Mobile in the year 1864.   

Aug 23   On this day in history union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama   

Aug 25   On this day in history combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda   

Aug 25   On this day in history petersburg Campaign-Battle of Ream's Station   

Aug 29   On this day in history william Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae   

Aug 31   In the year 1864 atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough   

Aug 31   In the year 1864 atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties   

Aug 31   Ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39 in the year 1864.   

Aug 31   On this day in history max Wilhelm Zach, composer   

Sep 01   In the year 1864 2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties   

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Jan 01   In the year 1864 birth of alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)   

Jan 05   Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1864 birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)   

Jan 09   Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 10   Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1864.   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)   

Jan 08   On this day in history victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83   

Jan 13   Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY in the year 1864.   

Jan 15   In the year 1864 death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)   

Jan 16   On this day in history anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68   

Jan 23   On this day in history michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50   

Jan 24   On this day in history otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54