Page 12: Historical Events In 1864

Aug 05   Spectrum of a comet observed for first time, by Giovanni Donati in the year 1864.   

Aug 06   Rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd in the year 1864.   

Aug 08   In the year 1864 comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth   

Aug 08   Henri de Vries, [Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo) on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Battle of Ft Morgan AL in the year 1864.   

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   Daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies in the year 1864.   

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

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

Aug 16   Ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx) in the year 1864.   

Aug 16   On this day in history john Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31   

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

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   8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties) on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies in the year 1864.   

Aug 21   On this day in history bBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31]   

Aug 21   On this day in history john Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24   

Aug 22   Geneva Convention signed by 12 nations on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history international Red Cross formed in Geneva, Switzerland   

Aug 22   International Red Cross Founded in the year 1864.   

Aug 23   Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32) on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history fall of Fort Morgan at Mobile   

Aug 23   In the year 1864 union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama   

Aug 25   Combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda in the year 1864.   

Aug 25   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Ream's Station on this day in history.   

Aug 29   William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae in the year 1864.   

Aug 31   On this day in history atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough   

Aug 31   On this day in history atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties   

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

Aug 31   In the year 1864 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   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League)   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926)   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931)   

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born in the year 1864.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1864 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   In the year 1864 stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY   

Jan 15   Isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792) died on this day in history.   

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   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1864.