Explore 1001 historical events from 1860–1869.
Eric Alfred Leslie Satie, better known as Erik Satie, was a French composer and pianist. The son of a French father and a British mother, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire but …
Erik Satie, French pianist and composer (died 1925)
Military ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships within armed forces, police, intelligence agencies and other institutions organized along military lines. Responsibility f…
The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses…
Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie was an American sculptor. Her most famous work is the statue of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the United States Capitol rotunda. Ream's Statue…
At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United…
The New Orleans massacre of 1866 occurred on July 30, when a peaceful demonstration of mostly Black freedmen was set upon by a mob of white rioters, many of whom had been soldiers …
Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and…
The Austro-Prussian War was fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with each also being aided by various allies within the German Confederation. Pru…
The Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale was an Indian political leader and a social reformer during the Indian independence movement, and political mentor of Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi. G…
Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian economist and politician (died 1915)
John Joseph O'Connor, also known as Peach Pie, was an American catcher, outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball in the American Association, the National League, and …
Jack O'Connor, American baseball player and manager (died 1937)
George Howells Broadhurst was an Anglo-American theatre owner/manager, director, producer and playwright. His plays were most popular from the late 1890s into the 1920s.
George Howells Broadhurst, English-American director and manager (died 1952)
Miina Sillanpää was a Finnish politician. She served as Deputy Minister of Social Affairs in 1926–1927. She was Finland's first female minister and a key figure in the workers' mov…
Miina Sillanpää, Finnish journalist and politician (died 1952)
Germanos Karavangelis was known for his service as Metropolitan Bishop of Kastoria and later Amaseia, Pontus. He was a member of the Hellenic Macedonian Committee and functioned as…
Germanos Karavangelis, Greek-Austrian metropolitan (died 1935)
John Nicholas Ringling was an American entrepreneur who is the best known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Bro…
John Ringling, American entrepreneur; one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus (died 1936)
James Burns was an English cricketer. He played for Essex between 1890 and 1896 as a right-handed middle order batter and as an occasional left-arm slow bowler, and for Marylebone …
James Burns, English cricketer (died 1957)
Matthew Aloysius "Matches" Kilroy was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. During his rookie season in 1886, he had 513 strikeouts, which remains the MLB singl…
Matt Kilroy, American baseball player (died 1940)
Eloísa Díaz Inzunza was a Chilean medical doctor. She was the first female medical student to attend the University of Chile, and the first woman to become a doctor of medicine in …
Eloísa Díaz, Chilean doctor and Chile's first female physician (died 1950)
George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, styled Lord Porchester until 1890, was an English peer and aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the sear…
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English archaeologist and banker, backer in the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb (
Bartholomeus Roodenburch was a Dutch backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (died 1939)
Albert Gottschalk was a Danish painter. He had a close connection, personally and artistically, to the poets Johannes Jørgensen, Viggo Stuckenberg and Sophus Claussen.
Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter (died 1906)
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, later Princess Henry of Prussia, was the third child and third daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Louis IV, Grand Duke of He…
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (died 1953)
Juliette Wytsman was a Belgian impressionist painter. She was married to painter Rodolphe Wytsman. Her paintings are in the collections of several museums in Belgium.
Juliette Wytsman, Belgian painter (died 1925)
Carlos Schwabe was a Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker.
Carlos Schwabe, Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker (died 1926)
Francesco Cilea was an Italian composer. Today he is particularly known for his operas L'arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur.
Francesco Cilea, Italian composer and academic (died 1950)
Frederick Frost Blackman FRS was a British plant physiologist.
Frederick Blackman, English physiologist and academic (died 1947)
António José de Almeida was a Portuguese politician who served as the president of Portugal from 1919 to 1923. António José de Almeida also served as prime minister from 1916 to 19…
António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (died 1929)
Albertson Van Zo Post was an American fencer and writer. He earned two gold medals in the 1904 Summer Olympics as well as a silver and two bronze medals, and also competed in the 1…
Albertson Van Zo Post, American fencer (died 1938)