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 in the year 1866.   

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

Sep 03   Alain Locke, famous African on this day in history.   

Sep 04   1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published on this day in history.   

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

Sep 06   On this day in history frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention   

Sep 09   In the year 1866 gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czech poet/translator, dies at 65   

Sep 10   On this day in history tor Bernhard Vilhelm Aulin, composer   

Sep 13   In the year 1866 adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene)   

Sep 20   On this day in history gustave Doret, composer   

Sep 21   Charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928) on this day in history.   

Sep 21   The birth of H.G Wells, English writer on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1866 edouard Combe, composer   

Sep 25   In the year 1866 (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing   

Sep 25   On this day in history thomas Hunt Morgan, US, biologist (Nobel-1933)   

Sep 26   On this day in history carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72   

Sep 27   Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage) in the year 1866.   

Oct 01   On this day in history dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens   

Oct 02   Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1866 j Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener   

Oct 03   On this day in history learmont Drysdale, composer   

Oct 06   On this day in history 1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000)   

Oct 06   First train robbery in US in the year 1866.   

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

Oct 07   In the year 1866 martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children   

Oct 12   Antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

Oct 15   On this day in history great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses   

Oct 16   In the year 1866 pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)   

Oct 19   Clarence Lucas, composer in the year 1866.   

Oct 22   Paraguay: Battle of Curupaytí against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay in the year 1866.   

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1866 birth of prof Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)   

Jan 08   William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940) was born in the year 1866.   

Jan 09   Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

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   Harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born in the year 1866.   

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

Jan 10   Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1866 death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)   

Jan 27   John Gibson, sculptor, dies in the year 1866.   

Feb 03   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died in the year 1866.   

Mar 04   In the year 1866 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   In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87