Page 5: Historical Events In 1866

Jul 11   R Beer-Hofmann, writer on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide   

Jul 20   Sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy in the year 1866.   

Jul 21   Cholera epidemic kills hundreds in London on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1866 cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms   

Jul 23   Francesco Cilea, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83   

Jul 24   In the year 1866 tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union   

Jul 24   Tennessee becomes first Confederate state readmitted to Union in the year 1866.   

Jul 25   25th Postmaster General: Alexander W Randall of Wis takes office in the year 1866.   

Jul 25   Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1866 frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist   

Jul 25   US Grant named first general of Army in the year 1866.   

Jul 26   On this day in history canoe Club opens in England   

Jul 26   In the year 1866 francesco Cilea, composer   

Jul 27   Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long) in the year 1866.   

Jul 27   Cyrus W. Field lays the first successful underwater telegraph cable connecting North America and Europe (after two failed attempts) in the year 1866.   

Jul 28   On this day in history beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit)   

Jul 28   Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1866 the birth of Beatrix Potter, English author   

Jul 30   Race riot in New Orleans in the year 1866.   

Aug 05   On this day in history alfred Holy, composer   

Aug 06   In the year 1866 chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)   

Aug 08   Matthew A Henson, 1st Black to reach North Pole (Jun 4 1909) on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Transatlantic cable laid in the year 1866.   

Aug 10   Transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

Aug 11   On this day in history world's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI)   

Aug 12   Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1866 bathe & Prussia signs peace treaty   

Aug 20   Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over in the year 1866.   

Aug 22   George Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1866 treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)   

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1866 birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher   

Jan 13   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)   

Jan 19   Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 20   Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 10   In the year 1866 death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)   

Jan 15   In the year 1866 m T d'Azeglio, writer, dies   

Jan 23   On this day in history death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)   

Jan 27   On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies   

Feb 03   In the year 1866 death of françois-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809)   

Mar 04   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794) died in the year 1866.   

Mar 10   On this day in history antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87