Historical Events In 1866

Aug 30   Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor on this day in history.   

Sep 01   James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer (1892-97) in the year 1866.   

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

Sep 02   Hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal) in the year 1866.   

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

Sep 04   1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published in the year 1866.   

Sep 04   The first Hawaiian daily newspaper published in the year 1866.   

Sep 06   Frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czech poet/translator, dies at 65 in the year 1866.   

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

Sep 13   Adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene) in the year 1866.   

Sep 20   On this day in history gustave Doret, composer   

Sep 21   In the year 1866 charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist (Nobel-1928)   

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

Sep 22   On this day in history decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance.   

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

Oct 01   In the year 1866 dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens   

Oct 02   On this day in history charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist   

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

Oct 03   Learmont Drysdale, composer in the year 1866.   

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

Oct 06   In the year 1866 first train robbery in US   

Oct 06   On this day in history reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music   

Oct 07   On this day in history martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children   

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

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

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

Oct 19   Clarence Lucas, composer in the year 1866.   

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

Oct 25   On this day in history georg Alfred Schumann, composer   

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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   On this day in history birth of albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher   

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

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 in the year 1866.   

Jan 20   In the year 1866 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   In the year 1866 death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)   

Jan 15   M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies in the year 1866.   

Jan 23   Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) died in the year 1866.   

Jan 27   John Gibson, sculptor, dies on this day in history.   

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

Mar 04   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 in the year 1866.   

Mar 06   In the year 1866 death of william Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. 1794)   

Mar 10   In the year 1866 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87