Explore 319 historical events from 1860–1869.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Robert E
Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, also known as Professor T. S. C. Lowe, was an American Civil War aeronaut, scientist and inventor, mostly self-educated in the fields of chemist…
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Tilda Amalie Andersen was a Norwegian actress.
Amalie Andersen, Norwegian actress (died 1924)
Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, was a senior British Army officer and imperial governor. He fought in the Second Boer War and in the First World Wa…
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (died 1936)
William Arms Fisher was an American composer, music historian and writer.
William Arms Fisher, American composer and music historian (died 1948)
Motilal Nehru was an Indian lawyer, activist, and politician affiliated with the Indian National Congress. He served as the Congress President twice, from 1919 to 1920 and from 192…
Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (died 1931)
Rabindranath Thakur, also known by his pseudonym Bhanusimha was a Bengali polymath of the Bengal Renaissance period. In 1913, Tagore became the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in …
Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941)
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), Maryland, a slave state, was one of the border states, straddling the South and North. Despite some popular support for the cause of the …
Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the Conf
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate f
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The State of North Carolina secedes from the Union
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia, with Colonel Elmer E
Dame Nellie Melba was an Australian operatic lyric coloratura soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early twentieth century, and was …
Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (died 1931)
Abel Ayerza was an Argentine doctor who gave his name to the cardiological condition Ayerza’s disease.
Abel Ayerza, Argentinian physician and academic (died 1918)
József Rippl-Rónai was a Hungarian painter. He was among the first Hungarian exponents of artistic modernism.
József Rippl-Rónai, Hungarian painter (died 1927)
Concordia Cornelia Johanna Selander, née Hård, was a Swedish actress and theatre manager.
Concordia Selander, Swedish actress and manager (died 1935)
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce was founded on 29 May 1861, and is the oldest and one of the largest business organizations in Hong Kong, marking a historic milestone of …
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour
John Peltz was an American professional baseball player in the 19th century. Peltz first played with the Indianapolis Hoosiers, in 1884 at the age of 23. He batted .219 and surrend…
John Peltz, American baseball player and manager (died 1906)
Gerald Paul Joseph Cajetan Carmel Antony Martin Strickland, 6th Count della Catena, 1st Baron Strickland,, usually known between 1897 and January 1928 as Sir Gerald Strickland, was…
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1940)
William Bispham Propsting, CMG was an Australian lawyer and politician. He served as premier of Tasmania from 1903 to 1904. He was a member of the parliament of Tasmania for over 3…
William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (died 1937)
Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, known as Ernst von Lasaulx was a German philologist and politician.
Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (born 1805)