Explore 1001 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: In the Battle of Ezra Church, Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt under General…
Sir John Ninian Comper was a Scottish-born architect, one of the last of the great Gothic Revival architects.
Ninian Comper, Scottish architect (died 1960)
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer and conductor known for his tone poems and operas. A leading figure of the late Romantic and early Modern era, and a successor to Richar…
Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (died 1949)
Frank Michler Chapman was an American ornithologist and pioneering writer of field guides.
Frank Chapman, American ornithologist, photographer, and author (died 1945)
Johan Rudolf Kjellén was a Swedish political scientist, geographer and politician who first coined the term "geopolitics". His work was influenced by Friedrich Ratzel. Along with A…
Rudolf Kjellén, Swedish political scientist and academic (died 1922)
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 the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by…
The Battle of Mobile Bay of August 5, 1864, was a naval and land engagement of the American Civil War in which a Union fleet commanded by Rear Admiral David G. Farragut, assisted b…
American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a…
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 Globe Tavern: Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg,…
Bakumatsu were the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate ended. Between 1853 and 1867, under foreign diplomatic and military pressure, Japan ended its isolatio…
Bakumatsu: Kinmon incident: The Chōshū Domain attempts to expel the Satsuma and Aizu Domains from Japan's imperial…
The Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, more commonly referred to as the First Geneva Convention or Geneva Convention…
Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
Alois Alzheimer was a German psychiatrist, neuropathologist and colleague of Emil Kraepelin. He is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which…
Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (died 1915)
Heinrich Wölfflin was a Swiss art historian, esthetician and educator, whose objective classifying principles were influential in the development of formal analysis in art history …
Heinrich Wölfflin, Swiss historian and critic (died 1945)
Hermann Minkowski was a mathematician and professor at the University of Königsberg, ETH Zürich, and the University of Göttingen, described variously as German, Polish, Lithuanian-…
Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician and academic (died 1909)
Walther Hermann Nernst was a German physical chemist known for his work in thermodynamics, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, and solid-state physics. His formulation of the Ner…
Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941)
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 Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on…
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 Jonesborough, the culmination of the Atlanta campaign, begins as Union forces under…
The Battle of Jonesborough was fought between Union Army forces led by William Tecumseh Sherman and Confederate forces under William J. Hardee during the Atlanta campaign in the Am…
American Civil War: The Battle of Jonesborough, alongside the overall Atlanta campaign, culminates in a Union victory…
The Union is a term used to refer to the federal government and loyal states of the United States during the American Civil War. Its military forces and civilian population resiste…
American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta as the city surrenders, ending the Atlanta campaign as a victory for…
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of …
American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Frederick Bligh Bond, was an English architect, illustrator, archaeologist, psychical researcher and member of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia.
Frederick Bligh Bond, English architect and archaeologist (died 1945)
Stephan Krehl was a German composer, teacher, and theoretician. His writings include Traité général de la musique and Théorie de la musique et de science de la composition. His pup…
Stephan Krehl, German composer (died 1924)
Sir Austin Chapman was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1901 until his death in 1926. He held ministerial office in the governments of Alfre…
Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (died 1926)
The Third Battle of Winchester, also known as the Battle of Opequon or Battle of Opequon Creek, was an American Civil War battle fought near Winchester, Virginia, on September 19, …
American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over…
Anna Maria Jarvis was the founder of Mother's Day in the United States. Her mother had frequently expressed a desire to establish such a holiday, and after her mother's death, Jarv…
Anna Jarvis, American founder of Mother's Day (died 1948)