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   In the year 1864 rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd   

Aug 08   Comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 13   Battle of Deep Bottom VA (Strawberry Plains) & Fussell's Mill VA on this day in history.   

Aug 14   On this day in history -16] Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia   

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

Aug 15   Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history 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 in the year 1864.   

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   2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia in the year 1864.   

Aug 20   8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties) on this day in history.   

Aug 20   In the year 1864 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   In the year 1864 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   In the year 1864 international Red Cross Founded   

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

Aug 23   Fall of Fort Morgan at Mobile on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama in the year 1864.   

Aug 25   In the year 1864 combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda   

Aug 25   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Ream's Station in the year 1864.   

Aug 29   William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae on this day in history.   

Aug 31   On this day in history 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   Max Wilhelm Zach, composer in the year 1864.   

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

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Jan 01   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)   

Jan 06   In the year 1864 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   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)   

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1864 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   On this day in history death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)   

Jan 16   In the year 1864 anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68   

Jan 23   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1864.