Page 6: Historical Events In 1866

Aug 30   On this day in history georges Minne, Flemish sculptor   

Sep 01   James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer (1892-97) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate on this day in history.   

Sep 02   On this day in history hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal)   

Sep 03   Alain Locke, famous African in the year 1866.   

Sep 04   In the year 1866 1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published   

Sep 04   The first Hawaiian daily newspaper published on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1866 frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention   

Sep 09   On this day in history gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czech poet/translator, dies at 65   

Sep 10   Tor Bernhard Vilhelm Aulin, composer in the year 1866.   

Sep 13   On this day in history adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene)   

Sep 20   Gustave Doret, composer in the year 1866.   

Sep 21   On this day in history charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928)   

Sep 21   The birth of H.G Wells, English writer in the year 1866.   

Sep 22   Decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance in the year 1866.   

Sep 23   In the year 1866 edouard Combe, composer   

Sep 25   (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Thomas Hunt Morgan, US, biologist (Nobel-1933) on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1866 carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72   

Sep 27   In the year 1866 tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage)   

Oct 01   Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1866 charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist   

Oct 02   On this day in history j Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener   

Oct 03   In the year 1866 learmont Drysdale, composer   

Oct 06   1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000) in the year 1866.   

Oct 06   In the year 1866 first train robbery in US   

Oct 06   Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer in the year 1866.   

Oct 15   Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword) on this day in history.   

Oct 19   Clarence Lucas, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 22   Paraguay: Battle of Curupaytí against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay on this day in history.   

Oct 25   Georg Alfred Schumann, composer in the year 1866.   

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Jan 02   Prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1866 birth of william G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)   

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

Jan 13   Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 15   Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of emile Vandervelde, leader of Belgian BWP party   

Jan 10   Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died in the year 1866.   

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   On this day in history alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77   

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

Mar 10   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1866.