Page 7: Historical Events In 1868

Aug 13   In Peru and Bolivia a 8.5 earthquake killed 25,000 caused extreme damage and a tsunami on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history quakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador)   

Aug 14   In the year 1868 leone Sinigaglia, composer   

Aug 16   Bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 25   On this day in history costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60   

Aug 25   Nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter on this day in history.   

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

Sep 08   NY Athletic Club formed in the year 1868.   

Sep 08   In the year 1868 nY Athletic Club forms   

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   Golf's 1st recorded hole-in-one (Tom Morris at Prestwick's 8th hole) in the year 1868.   

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

Sep 17   On this day in history roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies   

Sep 22   In the year 1868 race riots in New Orleans La   

Sep 23   In the year 1868 grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain)   

Sep 25   On this day in history the Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Neuski shipwrecks off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei of Russia.   

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

Sep 27   Alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies in the year 1868.   

Sep 28   Battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France on this day in history.   

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

Sep 28   In the year 1868 thomas Carmichael Hindman, attorney/Confederate gen-mjr, shot at 40   

Sep 30   On this day in history spain's Queen Isabella is deposed, flees to France   

Oct 01   1st edition of Maasbode published in the year 1868.   

Oct 01   Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, president of Argentina (1922-28) in the year 1868.   

Oct 06   Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 1st written account of a Canadian football game   

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

Oct 10   Declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba in the year 1868.   

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937) was born in the year 1868.   

Jan 03   Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of vittorio Monti, composer   

Jan 07   Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist was born in the year 1868.   

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   On this day in history birth of cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)   

Jan 14   In the year 1868 birth of catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1868 william Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51   

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

Jan 22   On this day in history moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61   

Jan 28   On this day in history death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62   

Feb 11   In the year 1868 leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies   

Feb 29   [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1868.