Historical Events In 1866

Oct 30   Jesse James gang robs bank in Lexington Missouri ($2000) on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1866 1st Civil Rights Bill passes   

Nov 04   On this day in history kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia   

Nov 05   In the year 1866 daniel Protheroe, composer   

Nov 07   On this day in history carl Emil Paul Lincke, composer   

Nov 10   Gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1866 sun Yat-sen, father of modern China (ROC & PRC) (traditional)   

Nov 17   On this day in history opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris)   

Nov 20   1st natl convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org) in the year 1866.   

Nov 20   Howard University founded (Wash, DC) on this day in history.   

Nov 20   On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball   

Nov 20   On this day in history pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle   

Nov 20   The first national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization) on this day in history.   

Nov 26   Adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1866.   

Nov 28   On this day in history arthur Frederick Augustus "Dick" Lilley, cricket keeper (England)   

Nov 29   On this day in history waldemar von Baussnern, composer   

Nov 30   Work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1866 work begins on first US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago   

Nov 30   In the year 1866 work on the first underwater highway tunnel in the United States began on this day in Chicago, Illinois. Over a three-year period, workers and engineers tunneled underneath the Chicago River, finally completing the 1,500-foot tunnel at a cost of over $500,000   

Dec 02   On this day in history henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal)   

Dec 03   Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1866.   

Dec 03   Paid fire department replaces volunteer companies on this day in history.   

Dec 03   On this day in history paid fire dept replaces volunteer companies   

Dec 04   On this day in history vassily V Kandinsky, Russ/Ger/Fr abstract painter (Dreamy Inspiration)   

Dec 06   Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed in the year 1866.   

Dec 11   On this day in history 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean   

Dec 11   First yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean in the year 1866.   

Dec 12   On this day in history alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913)   

Dec 14   In the year 1866 the birth of Roger Fry, English painter and critic   

Dec 21   Cheyennes, Arapho's, Sioux, Fetterman Massacre in the year 1866.   

Dec 22   On this day in history mieczyslaw Surzynski, composer   

Dec 26   Samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49 in the year 1866.   

Dec 29   Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19) on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1866 birth of nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)   

Jan 19   In the year 1866 birth of harry Davenport, NYC, actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)   

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

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

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

Feb 03   François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. 1809) died on this day in history.   

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