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| Countries: Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1860 in Archaeology Explorations Excavations Giuseppe Fiorell takes charge of excavations at Pompeii The year 1860 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events Founding of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The year 1860 in literature involved some significant new books Events Works published Charles Baudelaire, Les paradis artificiels (Artificial Paradise Elizabeth Barrett Events The first Viennese Operetta, Das Pensionat by Franz von Suppé, debuts at the Theater an der Wien The year 1860 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Baseball The Excelsior club from Brooklyn, led by the sensational fast pitcher Jim Creighton, tours as far as Buffalo New Events April events April 23 - The Staten Island Railway starts operations in Staten Island New York; this is now the oldest See also 1859 in Australia, other events of 1860, 1861 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1859 in Canada, other events of 1860, 1861 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events Deasy's Land Act, intended to reform tenants' rights Construction began on St Peter's Cathedral Belfast. Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Victoria Governor – Colonel Thomas Gore See also 1859 in South Africa, other events of 1860, 1861 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK |
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Events of 1860
January - June
- April 3 - The Pony Express begins its first run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. The Pony Express was a fast Mail service crossing the North American continent from St Saint Joseph (informally St Joe) is the largest city in Northwest Missouri, serving as the County seat for Buchanan County.
- April 4 – New uprising in Palermo. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in
- April 9 - French typesetter Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville has his daughter sing the French folk song "Au Claire de la Lune" on his phonautograph; producing the world's earliest known sound recording. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville ( 25 April 1817 &ndash 26 April 1879) was a French printer and bookseller who lived in The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s However, it would not be rediscovered until 2008. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- May 1 - A Chondrite type meteorite fell to earth in Muskingum County, Ohio near the town of New Concord. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. A meteorite is a natural object originating in Outer space that survives an impact with the Earth 's surface Muskingum County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads New Concord is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States.
- May 6 - Giuseppe Garibaldi and his troops depart from Quarto on the Expedition of the Thousand. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English The Expedition of the Thousand was a military campaign led by the revolutionary general Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860, in which a force of volunteers defeated the
- May 8 - In New Granada (modern-day Colombia) southern state of Cauca secedes from the central government in protest of the suggestion of increase of presidential powers. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen The Granadine Confederation ( Confederación Granadina) was a short-lived Federal Republic established in 1858 as a Constitutional change replacing the Republic Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Magdalena and Bolivar join it. Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco,Venezuelan or commonly known as Simón Bolívar ( July 24, 1783 &ndash
- May 9 - The U. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of S. Constitutional Union Party holds its convention and nominates John Bell for President of the United States. The Constitutional Union Party (also known as the Bell-Everett Party in California was a Political party in the United States created in 1860 John Bell (also known as "The Great Apostate") ( February 15, 1797 &ndash September 10, 1869) was a U The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
- May 15 - Battle of Calatafimi; troops under Giuseppe Garibaldi defeat the army of Naples in Sicily, during the Second Italian independence war. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the
- May 17 - German soccer club TSV 1860 München is founded
- May 18 - Abraham Lincoln is selected as the U. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. TSV 1860 München, commonly known as 1860 Munich is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal S. presidential candidate for the Republican party.
- May 27 - Garibaldi's forces take Palermo, the capital of Sicily. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in
- 12 June [O.S. 31 May] 1860 - The State Bank of the Russian Empire established. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year The State Bank of the Russian Empire (Государственный банк Российской Империи was the main Bank of the Russian Empire from 1860
- June 24 - First nursing school, based on the ideas of Florence Nightingale, is opened in St. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place A Nursing school is a type of educational institution, or part thereof providing education and training to become a fully-qualified Nurse. Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (in her own pronunciation ˈflɒɾəns ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910 who came to be known as "The Thomas Infirmary in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
- June 30 - Historic debate about evolution at the Oxford University Museum. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper The 1860 Oxford evolution debate took place at the Oxford University Museum on 30 June 1860, seven months after the publication of Charles Darwin The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum, is a Museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's
July - September
- July 2 - Vladivostok, Russia is founded. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Vladivostok ( is Russia 's largest port city on the Pacific Ocean and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
- July 11 - Mutsuhito (the future Emperor Meiji) becomes Crown Prince of Japan. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. The (3 November 1852 — 30 July 1912 or Meiji the Great was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 3 February Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
- July 19 - Ioan Dimitrovich Kasatkin becomes an Eastern Orthodox monk under the name Nikolai. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Saint Nicholas Equal-to-the-Apostles Archbishop of Japan, Nikolai Kasatkin, born Ivan Dimitrovich Kasatkin (Иван Дмитриевич Касаткин - The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world MONK is a Monte Carlo software package for simulating nuclear processes particularly for the purpose of determining the neutron multiplication factor or k-effective
- July 20 - The forces of Giuseppe Garibaldi defeat royal Neapolitan forces at the Battle of Milazzo, near Messina. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation. Nearly all of Sicily was now under Garibaldi's control.
- July 24 - Monk Nikolai Kasatkin appointed as deacon. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Saint Nicholas Equal-to-the-Apostles Archbishop of Japan, Nikolai Kasatkin, born Ivan Dimitrovich Kasatkin (Иван Дмитриевич Касаткин - Deacon is a role in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind but which varies among theological and denominational traditions
- July 25 - Deacon Nikolai Kasatkin appointed as priest. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Saint Nicholas Equal-to-the-Apostles Archbishop of Japan, Nikolai Kasatkin, born Ivan Dimitrovich Kasatkin (Иван Дмитриевич Касаткин - A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities
- August 22 - Assisted by the British navy, the troops of Giuseppe Garibaldi cross from Sicily to the Italian mainland. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation.
- September 3-September 5 - First International Chemistry Congress in Karlsruhe, Germany
- September 7
- Lady Elgin is accidentally rammed and sunk in Lake Michigan, hundreds drown. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Karlsruhe (ˈkaɐ̯lsʁuːə population 285812 in 2006 is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States.
- Giuseppe Garibaldi's forces capture Naples. Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation.
- September 10 - Piedmontese forces invade the Papal States hoping to link up with Garibaldi in Naples. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. The Papal States, State(s of the Church or Pontifical States (in Italian Stato Ecclesiastico, Stato della Chiesa, Stati della Chiesa
- September 18 - Battle of Castelfidardo: The Piedmontese decisively defeat the Papal forces, allowing them to continue their march into Neapolitan territory. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated The Battle of Castelfidardo was fought on 18 September 1860, at Castelfidardo, a small town in the Marche region of Italy, the
October - December
- October - John Hanning Speke and James Augustus Grant leave Zanzibar to search for source of the Nile. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic John Hannington Speke ( May 4 1827 &ndash September 15 1864) was an officer in the British Indian army who made three voyages of exploration James Augustus Grant ( April 11, 1827 &mdash February 11, 1892) was a Scottish explorer of eastern equatorial Africa Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River
- October 1 - Battle of the Volturno, Garibaldi defeats the last organized army of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The Battle of Volturnus or Volturno refers to a series of military clashes between Giuseppe Garibaldi 's volunteers and the troops of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( Regno delle Due Sicilie) commonly known as just the Two Sicilies, was the name of a Kingdom in Europe.
- October 5 - Austria, Britain, France, Prussia and the Ottoman Empire form a commission to investigate causes of the massacres of Maronite Christians, committed by Druzes in Lebanon earlier in the year. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Maronites ( الموارنة,, Syriac: ܡܪܘܢܝܐ, Latin: Ecclesia Maronitarum) are members of one of the Syriac The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
- October 10 - The original cornerstone of the University of the South was laid in Sewanee, Tennessee. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The University of the South is a private Coeducational liberal arts college located in Sewanee, Tennessee. Sewanee is an unincorporated town in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States, treated by the U Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States.
- October 18 - The first Convention of Peking formally ended the Second Opium War. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid The Convention of Peking or the First Convention of Peking is the name used for three different treaties which were concluded between Qing China and the The Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war of the United Kingdom
- October 18-21 - Beijing's Old Summer Palace is burned to the ground by orders of British general Lord Elgin in retaliation for mistreatment of several prisoners of war during the Second Opium War. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. The Old Summer Palace, known in China as the Gardens of Perfect Brightness ( and originally called the Imperial Gardens ( was a complex of palaces and gardens The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, KT, GCB, PC ( 20 July 1811 &ndash 20 November 1863 The Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war of the United Kingdom
- October 19 - New Māori revolt begins in New Zealand
- October 26
- Garibaldi again defeats the Neapolitan forces, advancing on Gaeta, the last remaining Neapolitan strong-point. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death For other sieges of this city at different dates see Siege of Gaeta.
- Meeting of Teano - Giuseppe Garibaldi gives Naples to the king Victor Emmanuel II. Teano is a town of Campania, Italy, in the province of Caserta, 30 km north-west of that town on the main line to Rome from Naples Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy ( Vittorio Emanuele II; March 14, 1820 – January 9, 1878) was the King of
- November 3 - The combined forces of Giuseppe Garibaldi and King Victor Emmanuel II besiege King Francis II of the Two Sicilies in Gaeta, his last remaining stronghold. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation. Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy ( Vittorio Emanuele II; March 14, 1820 – January 9, 1878) was the King of Francis II ( in Italian Francesco II christened Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo, January 16, 1836 – December 27, 1894) The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( Regno delle Due Sicilie) commonly known as just the Two Sicilies, was the name of a Kingdom in Europe. Gaeta is a city and Comune in the Province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy.
- November 6 - U.S. presidential election: Abraham Lincoln beats John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell and is elected as the sixteenth President of the United States, the first Republican to hold that office. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with The United States presidential election of 1860 set the stage for the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16 1821 &ndash May 17 1875 was a lawyer U Stephen Arnold Douglas ( April 23, 1813 - June 3, 1861) was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and John Bell may refer to John Bell (Bishop of Worcester (died 1556 English clergyman John Bell (traveller (1691–1780 Scottish The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
- December 1 - Charles Dickens publishes the first installment of Great Expectations in his magazine All the Year Round. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Great Expectations is a Novel by Charles Dickens first serialised in All the Year Round from 1 December All the Year Round was a Victorian periodical being a British weekly Literary magazine founded and owned by Charles Dickens, published
- December 20 - South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America.
December 29: HMS Warrior (restored). Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Design and construction News of the highly-secretive designs for La Gloire reached the British Admiralty in May 1858
- December 29 - The world's first ocean-going (all) iron-hulled and armoured battleship, the (British) HMS Warrior is launched. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were Design and construction News of the highly-secretive designs for La Gloire reached the British Admiralty in May 1858
Undated
- Massacres of the Christians of Damascus, Syria, by part of the Muslim population, under the supervision of the Ottoman Empire. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
- Victor Emmanuel, King of Sardinia seizes the whole of the Papal States except Rome (see Vatican City) and unites Italy. Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy ( Vittorio Emanuele II; March 14, 1820 – January 9, 1878) was the King of Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
- Robert Wilhelm Bunsen discovers caesium and rubidium (see Discovery of the chemical elements). Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (31 March 1811 &ndash 16 August 1899 was a German Chemist. Caesium or cesium (ˈsiːziəm is the Chemical element with the symbol Cs and Atomic number 55 Rubidium (ruːˈbɪdiəm /rəˈbɪdiəm/ is a Chemical element with the symbol Rb and Atomic number 37
- Buenos Aires leader Bartolomé Mitre subverts Argentine Confederation and begins to establish a new centralist government with the help of Uruguayan Colorado party leader Venancio Flores. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Bartolomé Mitre Martinez ( June 26 1821 &ndash January 19 1906) was an Argentine statesman military figure and Author Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America The Colorado Party (Partido Colorado is a Political party in Uruguay. Venancio Flores Barrios (18 May 1808 – 19 February 1868 was a Uruguayan political leader and general
- Augustana College is founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States by Swedish immigrants. Augustana College is a private liberal arts college located in Rock Island Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term The college would move to Paxton, Illinois, in 1862, and to its eventual home in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1875. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union.
- Sedalia, Missouri is incorporated. Sedalia is a city located about 30 miles south of the Missouri River in Pettis County Missouri.
Ongoing events
- Second Opium War (1856-1860)
- Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864)
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1860 MDCCCLX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2613 |
| Armenian calendar | 1309 ԹՎ ՌՅԹ |
| Bahá'í calendar | 16 – 17 |
| Berber calendar | 2810 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2404 |
| Burmese calendar | 1222 |
| Chinese calendar | 4496/4556-12-9 (己未年十二月初九日) — to —
4497/4557-11-20(庚申年十一月二十日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1576 – 1577 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1852 – 1853 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5620 – 5621 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1915 – 1916 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1782 – 1783 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4961 – 4962 |
| Holocene calendar | 11860 |
| Iranian calendar | 1238 – 1239 |
| Islamic calendar | 1276 – 1277 |
| Japanese calendar | Ansei 7Man'en 1 (万延元年) |
| Korean calendar | 4193 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2403 |
January - June
- January 3 - Kato Takaaki, 24th Prime Minister of Japan (d. The Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war of the United Kingdom Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Kaei and before Man'en. This period spanned the years from 1854 through 1860. was a after Ansei and before Bunkyū. This period spanned the years from 1860 to 1861. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. ( 3 January 1860 - 28 January 1926) was a Japanese Politician and the 24th Prime Minister of Japan from The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1926)
- January 8 - Emma Booth, the fourth child of William and Catherine Booth (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Emma Booth may refer to Emma Booth (actress (born circa 1982 Australian model-turned-actress Emma Booth (The Salvation Army (1860-1903 William Booth ( April 10, 1829 &ndash August 20, 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Catherine Booth ( 17 January 1829 &ndash 4 October 1890) was the Mother of The Salvation Army. 1903)
- January 25 - Charles Curtis, Vice President of the United States (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Charles Curtis (January 25 1860 – February 8 1936 was a Representative and a Senator from Kansas as well as the thirty-first Vice President of The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1936)
- January 29
- William Jacob Baer, American painter (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. William Jacob Baer (1860 &ndash 1941 considered the foremost American miniature painter was born in Cincinnati Ohio January 29, 1860 and died in 1941)
- Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( –) (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) was a Russian short-story writer and Playwright, considered to be one 1904)
- February 11 - Rachilde, French author (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Rachilde was the nom de plume of Marguerite Vallette-Eymery a French author who was born February 11, 1860 in Périgueux, Périgord 1953)
- February 25 - Sir William Ashley, economic historian (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Sir William James Ashley ( 25 February 1860 – 23 July 1927) was an influential English Economic historian, operating 1927)
- February 29 - Herman Hollerith, American businessman and inventor (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Herman Hollerith ( February 29, 1860 &ndash November 17, 1929) was a German-American statistician who developed a 1929)
- March 2 - Susanna M. Salter, first woman mayor in the United States (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Susanna "Dora" Madora Salter ( March 2, 1860 &ndash March 17, 1961) was a U 1961)
- March 5 - Sam Thompson, baseball player (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Samuel Luther Thompson ( March 5, 1860 - November 7, 1922) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player 1922)
- March 13 - Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Hugo Wolf (March 13 1860 – February 22 1903 was an Austrian Composer of Slovene origin particularly noted for his art songs or Lieder. 1903)
- March 19 - William Jennings Bryan, American politician (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. For other persons of the same name see William Bryan and William Jennings. 1925)
- March 22 - Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Alfred Ploetz ( August 22, 1860 &ndash March 20, 1940) was a German Physician, Biologist, Eugenicist 1940)
- March 27 - Frank Frost Abbott, American classical scholar (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Frank Frost Abbott ( March 27, 1860 &ndash July 23, 1924) was an American Classical scholar. 1924)
- May 2 - Theodor Herzl, founder of modern political Zionism (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Theodor Herzl (בנימין זאב הרצל ( Binyamin Ze'ev Herzl) (May 2 1860&ndashJuly 3 1904 was an Austrian Jewish journalist who founded modern 1904)
- May 9 - J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Sir James Matthew Barrie 1st Baronet OM ( 9 May, 1860 &ndash 19 June, 1937) more commonly known as J 1937)
- May 20 - Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Eduard Buchner (May 20 1860 &ndash August 13 1917 was a German chemist and zymologist, the winner of the 1907 Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1917)
- May 21 - Willem Einthoven, Dutch inventor, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Willem Einthoven ( Semarang, May 21, 1860 &ndash Leiden, September 29, 1927) was a Dutch doctor and physiologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1927)
- May 25 - James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. James McKeen Cattell ( May 25, 1860 - January 20, 1944) American psychologist, was the first professor of psychology in 1944)
- May 29 - Isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz i Pascual (iˈsak alˈβeniθ ( May 29, 1860 &ndash May 18, 1909) was a Spanish Pianist 1909)
- June 20 - Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. John "Jack" Worrall (20 June 1861 – 17 November 1937 was an Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy in the VFA and a test Cricketer 1937)
- June 22 - Tom O'Brien, American 19th century baseball player (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Thomas H (Tom O'Brien ( June 22, 1860 - April 21, 1921) was an Infielder / Outfielder in Major League Baseball 1921)
- June 23 - Albert Giraud, Belgian poet (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Albert Giraud ( June 23 1860 &ndash December 26 1929) was a Belgian poet writing in the French language. 1929)
July - December
- July 3 - Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American feminist (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Charlotte Perkins Gilman ( July 3 1860 – August 17 1935) was a prominent American Novelist, Writer of 1935)
- July 7 - Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death 1911)
- July 16 - Otto Jespersen, Danish linguist, creator of Ido and Novial languages (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Jens Otto Harry Jespersen or Otto Jespersen ʌtˢo ˈjɛsb̥ɐsn̩ ( July 16, 1860 - April 30, 1943) was a Danish linguist Ido (ˈiːdoʊ is a Constructed language created with the goal of becoming a universal second language for speakers of different linguistic backgrounds as a language easier Novial ("new" + ''IAL International Auxiliary Language'' is a constructed International auxiliary language (IAL intended to facilitate international 1943)
- July 19 - Lizzie Borden, American murder suspect (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. 1927)
- August 3 - W.K. Dickson, Scottish inventor (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 &ndash 28 September 1935 was an Anglo - Scottish Inventor who devised an early motion picture 1935)
- August 7 - Alan Leo, British astrologer (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Alan Leo, born William Frederick Allan, ( Westminster, 7 August 1860 - Bude, 30 August 1917) was a prominent 1917)
- August 10 - Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande ( August 10, 1860 &ndash September 19, 1936) was an Indian classical musician widely acclaimed to 1936)
- August 16 - Jules Laforgue, French poet (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Jules Laforgue (French ʒyl laˈfɔʀg ( Montevideo, 16 August 1860 – Paris, 20 August 1887) was a French 1887)
- August 13 - Annie Oakley, American west show performer (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. 1926)
- August 15 - Henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist, dramatist, and impersonator (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Henrietta Vinton Davis ( August 15, 1860 - November 23, 1941) was an American elocutionist, Dramatist, and 1941)
- August 20 - Raymond Poincare, French President (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Raymond Poincaré (20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934 was a French conservative Statesman who served as Prime Minister of France on five 1934)
- September 5 - Andrew Volstead, American politician (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Andrew John Volstead ( October 31 1860 &ndash January 20 1947) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1947)
- September 6 - Jane Addams, American social worker, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Laura Jane Addams (September 6 1860 &ndash May 21 1935 was a founder of the U The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1935)
- September 13 - John J. Pershing, American general (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB ( September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army 1948)
- October 31 - Juliette Gordon Low , the founder of Girl Scouts
- November 1 - Boies Penrose, United States Senator from Pennsylvania (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Juliette Gordon Low ( October 31, 1860 &ndash January 17, 1927) was an American youth leader and the founder of the Girl Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Boies Penrose ( November 1, 1860 &ndash December 31, 1921) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia 1921)
- November 6 - Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist and composer (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE (November 18 1860 - June 29 1941 was a Polish Pianist, Composer, Diplomat, and politician and the 1941)
- November 16 - John Henry Kirby, Texas legislator and American businessman (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published John Henry Kirby (1860-1940 was a businessman whose ventures made him arguably the largest Lumber manufacturer in Texas and the Southern United States. 1940)
- November 23
- Billy the Kid, American gunfighter (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Henry McCarty (November 23 1859—July 14 1881 better known as Billy the Kid, but also known by the aliases Henry Antrim and William H 1881)
- Hjalmar Branting, Prime Minister of Sweden, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ( 23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish politician The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1925)
- November 22 - Fusajiro Yamauchi, founder of Nintendo (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Fusajiro Yamauchi (山内 房治郎 Yamauchi Fusajirō, November 22, 1859 &ndash January 1940 was the founder of the company that is now known as is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on 1940)
- December 4 - Charles de Broqueville, Belgian Prime Minister (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Charles Marie Pierre Albert Count de Broqueville ( December 4, 1860 &ndash September 5, 1940 in Brussels) was the Prime Minister 1940)
- December 7 - Joseph Cook, sixth Prime Minister of Australia (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways For the actor Joe Cook see Joe Cook (actor. Sir Joseph Cook, GCMG (7 December 1860 &ndash 30 July 1947 was an Australian The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1947)
- December 15 - Niels Ryberg Finsen, Danish physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Niels Ryberg Finsen ( December 15, 1860 &ndash September 24, 1904) was a Icelandic / Faroese / Danish The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1904)
- December 31 - Joseph S. Cullinan, American oil industrialist, founder of Texaco (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Joseph Stephen Cullinan ( December 31, 1860 - March 11, 1937) was a U Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron" 1937)
- date unknown
- Frederick George Jackson, British Arctic explorer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick George Jackson (1860&ndash1938 British Arctic explorer was educated at Denstone College and Edinburgh University. 1938)
- John Coughlin, American politician (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Bathhouse" John Coughlin (1860-1938 was a First Ward Alderman in Chicago from 1893 until his death in 1938 1938)
- Lancelot Speed, British illustrator (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lancelot Speed (1860 &ndash 1931 was a famous Victorian illustrator of books usually of a fantastical or romantic nature 1931)
- Soapy Smith, Jefferson R. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Smith, infamous American confidence man and crime boss (d. 1898)
- See also Category: 1860 births. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Deaths
January - June
- January 5 - St. John Neumann, Saint and Roman Catholic Bishop of Philadelphia (b. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Saint John Nepomucene Neumann (Johannes Nepomuk Neumann Jan Nepomucký Neumann March 28 1811 &ndash January 5 1860 was a Redemptorist missionary to the United States A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia covers the City and County of Philadelphia as 1811)
- January 13 - William Mason, American politician (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks William Mason ( September 10[[ 786]] - January 13[[ 860]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1786)
- January 27
- János Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. János Bolyai ( December 15, 1802 – January 27, 1860) was a Hungarian Mathematician, known for his work in Non-Euclidean 1802)
- Thomas Brisbane, Scottish astronomer (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane 1st Baronet, GCH, GCB ( July 23, 1773 – January 27, 1860) soldier 1773)
- January 29 - Stephanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Stéphanie Grand Duchess of Baden (Stéphanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais ( August 28, 1789 &ndash January 29, 1860) was the consort 1789)
- March 6 - Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (b. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer ( January 20, 1783 &ndash March 6, 1860) was a German cellist and Composer. 1783)
- March 17 - Anna Jameson, German author
- March 25 - James Braid, Scottish surgeon (b. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Anna Brownell Jameson ( May 17, 1794 - March 17, 1860) British Writer, was born in Dublin. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. James Braid ( June 19, 1795 &ndash March 25, 1860) was born in Fife, and was the son of James Braid and Anne Suttie 1795)
- May 12 - Sir Charles Barry, English architect (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Sir Charles Barry FRS ( 23 May 1795 &ndash 12 May 1860) was an English Architect, best known for his role 1795)
- May 16 - Anne Isabella Milbanke, wife of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Anne Isabella Noel Byron 11th Baroness Wentworth ( 17 May 1792 &ndash 16 May 1860) was the wife 1792)
July - December
- July 1 - Charles Goodyear, American inventor (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Charles Goodyear ( December 29, 1800 - July 1, 1860) was the first American to vulcanize rubber, a process which he discovered in 1800)
- September 21 - Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. 1788)
- October 31 - Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, British admiral (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Admiral Lord Sir Thomas Alexander Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquês do Maranhão GCB, RN (14 December 1775)
- November 1 - Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia), the Empress Consort of Russian Emperor Nicholas I (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Alexandra Feodorovna, born Charlotte Princess of Prussia, ( July 13, 1798 &ndash November 1, 1860) was Empress consort of Nicholas I can be Pope Nicholas I Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia and King of Poland Nicholas 1798)
- December 14 - George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen KG KT FRS PC (28 January 1784&ndash14 December 1860 styled Lord Haddo from 1791 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1784)
- date unknown - Dai Xi, Chinese painter (b. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Dai Xi (戴熙 or Tai Hsi (1801 &ndash 1860 was a Chinese painter of the 19th century and representative of the academic manner 1801)
- See also Category: 1860 deaths. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday
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