Historical Events In 1868

Aug 13   In the year 1868 in Peru and Bolivia a 8.5 earthquake killed 25,000 caused extreme damage and a tsunami   

Aug 13   Quakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador) in the year 1868.   

Aug 14   On this day in history leone Sinigaglia, composer   

Aug 16   In the year 1868 bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances)   

Aug 18   Pierre Janssan discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse in the year 1868.   

Aug 25   Costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   On this day in history nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter   

Aug 27   Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1868.   

Sep 08   In the year 1868 nY Athletic Club formed   

Sep 08   NY Athletic Club forms on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Mary Austin, Ill, feminist/nature writer (Land of Little Rain) on this day in history.   

Sep 10   In the year 1868 franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79   

Sep 14   In the year 1868 golf's 1st recorded hole-in-one (Tom Morris at Prestwick's 8th hole)   

Sep 15   On this day in history dirk B Nanninga, Dutch painter   

Sep 17   Roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies in the year 1868.   

Sep 22   Race riots in New Orleans La in the year 1868.   

Sep 23   On this day in history grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain)   

Sep 25   The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Neuski shipwrecks off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei of Russia in the year 1868.   

Sep 26   Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer in the year 1868.   

Sep 27   In the year 1868 alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies   

Sep 28   In the year 1868 battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France   

Sep 28   Opelousas Massacre at St Landry Parish Louisiana (200 blacks killed) in the year 1868.   

Sep 28   Thomas Carmichael Hindman, attorney/Confederate gen-mjr, shot at 40 on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Spain's Queen Isabella is deposed, flees to France in the year 1868.   

Oct 01   In the year 1868 1st edition of Maasbode published   

Oct 01   In the year 1868 rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63   

Oct 04   In the year 1868 marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, president of Argentina (1922-28)   

Oct 06   In the year 1868 leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51   

Oct 07   Cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens in the year 1868.   

Oct 07   On this day in history fred H Hovey, tennis champ (US Open-1895)   

Oct 08   In the year 1868 max Slevogt, German painter   

Oct 10   In the year 1868 1st written account of a Canadian football game   

Oct 10   In the year 1868 cuba revolts for independence against Spain   

Oct 10   On this day in history declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba   

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Jan 01   In the year 1868 birth of snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)   

Jan 03   In the year 1868 birth of franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian   

Jan 06   Vittorio Monti, composer was born in the year 1868.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist   

Jan 08   In the year 1868 birth of frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity   

Jan 09   S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939) was born in the year 1868.   

Jan 11   In the year 1868 birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)   

Jan 14   Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Moritz Hauptmann, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1868.   

Jan 07   William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1868.   

Jan 14   On this day in history heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66   

Jan 22   Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 died on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies in the year 1868.   

Feb 29   In the year 1868 [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81   

Mar 02   In the year 1868 carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81